Manitoba First Nations Police still searching for woman who disappeared in 1999 – CTV News
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba First Nations Police Service is asking the public for any information regarding a cold case of a missing woman. Mary Lisa Smith was reported missing on…
New federal housing money aims to help those most in need – Nunatsiaq News
28 October 2020 Ottawa has created a new housing fund to pay for the construction of 3,000 permanent new homes for Canadians considered to be the most vulnerable. The federal…
Elder-in-Residence Mentors Students Through Storytelling – VIU
Vancouver Island University’s ‘su’luqw’a’ Community Cousins Aboriginal student mentorship program is celebrating its 10th anniversary in September 2021. In honour of this important milestone, we are sharing the stories of…
MCK meeting with new Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister
Press Release (Kahnawake – 27, Kenténha/October 2020) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that Ratitsénhaienhs Tonya Perron, Ross Montour and Gina Deer are scheduled to…
Treaty 8 Grand Chief calls for federal intervention to end Mi’kmaq fishery dispute – CTV News
October 28, 2020 FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — The Grand Chief of Treaty 8 says the ongoing fishing dispute in Nova Scotia could be a turning point for Canada’s relationship with…
Claiming ignorance of CERB payments wrong on many levels – Nunavut News
October 28, 2020 I’m not sure what Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s (NTI) top leaders were thinking during their recent annual general meeting in Cambridge Bay this past week when they passed…
FNESC: COVID-19 Funding Resources Update
Press Release We hope that everyone is staying safe and keeping well as we move further into the year. In the attached update, the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)…
Indigenous engagement – Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project
Press Release We are committed to maintaining and strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities in the post-decision period of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project. Continuing the conversation We are building…
Biotoxin Update – Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries
Press Release 2020 10 26 Biotoxin Update (1) – Mussel samples only General Information Area openings are dependent upon regular submission and analysis of samples for biotoxin analysis, as set…
Getting to know our OHRC Commissioners
Press Release October 28, 2020 A new series profiling OHRC Commissioners will offer a deeper look at who the Commissioners are, what drives them to advance human rights, and what…
