2 vie for Kitikmeot Inuit Association VP position – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 6, 2022 Gjoa Haven’s Raymond Quqshuun Sr. challenging incumbent Bob Aknavigak for vice-president of social and cultural development A prolific volunteer and corporate director for the Nunavut Water Board…
First Peoples Law Report November 29 – December 6, 2022 – First Peoples Law
National headlines featured human rights, language rights and colonial surveillance Assembly of First Nations chiefs to vote on $20B child welfare deal | CBC News Proposed changes to language law…
Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution after ‘turmoil’: national chief – CityNews
Dec. 6, 2022 OTTAWA — Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says former senator Murray Sinclair will help the organization with conflict resolution next year. Archibald announced the…
How Indigenous-led conservation could help Canada meet its land and water protection targets – CBC
Dec 06, 2022 It’s ‘the right way to go about creating protected spaces,’ advocates say In the far northwest of Manitoba, the Seal River flows 260 kilometres through the thick…
COLUMN: Bill 23 puts First Nations in a ‘dangerous’ place – Orillia Matters
‘How are we to respect the laws you create when you can’t?’ asks local elder, who says Ford government has turned its back on its ‘duty to consult’ with First…
5 seasonally spectacular Indigenous businesses around Nanaimo – The Discourse.
December 6, 2022 Ay Lelum’s pop-up Christmas market will feature Nanaimo-region favourites. This gifting season, don’t miss these local Indigenous businesses. Shopping local has become a regular holiday call, a…
AFN begins assembly amid still-simmering internal tensions – CBC
Dec 06, 2022 CEO’s workplace complaint against national chief part of ongoing investigation The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and its executive committee plan to present a…
The FNHA launches ‘Connecting to Culture’ – FNHA
Dec 05, 2022 A three-part video series about Indigenous harm reduction The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) partnered with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and filmmaker Asia Youngman (Cree/Métis) to create…
Historic partnership hopes to provide better support services for Indigenous families in Calgary – Calgary Journal
December 6, 2022 In late October, Closer to Home Community Services and Siksika Nation signed a historic agreement — a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding that both groups hope provides better…
SOAHAC — Waterloo Wellington to host Indigenous Maker’s Market in Guelph – Guelph Mercury
December 6, 2022 You can shop and support local Indigenous makers and artists at the Indigenous Maker’s Market on Saturday Dec. 10. The Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC)…
