MNC Asserts Accountability and Transparency in Trial with MMF
Press Release Jan 13, 2025 Today marks the first day of a nine-week trial related to litigation filed by the Métis National Council (MNC). At its heart, this necessary litigation…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Update on Canada’s Mandate on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services
Press Release Jan 10, 2025 Summary: Canada has informed the AFN that Canada’s mandate does not permit further national-level negotiations of the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) long-term…
Anishinabek Nation advocates for great recognition and respect for minerals in ancestral and traditional territories
Anishinabek Nation advocates for great recognition and respect for minerals in ancestral and traditional territories Press Release ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (December 20, 2024) – Greater recognition and respect of…
‘Settlements are not taxpayer dollars’: Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige
Press Release ‘Settlements are not taxpayer dollars’: Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (December 17, 2024) – The federal government’s fall economic statement — tabled just a…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Claims Process Launch for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement
Press Release On December 12, 2024, the Federal Court approved a launch date for the first claims period for those affected by discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family…
First Claims Period for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement to Open on March 10, 2025
Press Release (December 12, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is pleased to announce that the first two Claims Processes for the Removed Child…
Canada’s December 10, 2024 Report to the CHRT re Jordan’s Principle Non-Compliance Summary Ruling
Press Release December 10, 2024 We write on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with Canada’s report to the Tribunal, as required by the November 21, 2024 Summary Ruling. This…
Otipemisiwak Métis Government to Advocate for Alberta Métis in Sixties Scoop Hearing
Press Release December 10, 2024 (Edmonton, AB) – A class action aiming to hold Canada accountable for the harms it inflicted on Métis and non-status Indian children in the Sixties…
Representative for Children and Youth renews calls to provincial government to address gender-based violence made in recent ground-breaking report
Press Release Victoria, B.C. – The Representative for Children and Youth is renewing her call for the provincial government to prioritize an “all-in” approach to addressing violence as a worldwide…
First cheques from the Children’s Special Allowance settlement given to members of the Red River Métis CFS Class Action
Press Release December 6, 2024 Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis – Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River…
