An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and Families
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and Families NOVEMBER 8, 2019 New federal child welfare legislation, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children youth…
AFN National Chief Bellegarde Says Government of Quebec Must Reconsider Proposed Legal Action on Indigenous Child Welfare Act
AFN National Chief Bellegarde Says Government of Quebec Must Reconsider Proposed Legal Action on Indigenous Child Welfare Act December 20, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National…
BC Government: Minister’s statement about new Indigenous court
Press Release Dec. 16, 2019 VICTORIA – David Eby, Attorney General, has issued the following statement in support of the new Indigenous court in Williams Lake: “Our government is committed…
NT Government: Report of the Director of Family and Child Services Released
Press Release Earlier this week, Minister of Health and Social Services, Diane Thom, tabled the 2018-2019 Annual Report of the Director of Child and Family Services (CFS) in the Legislative…
YT Government: Honouring Connections fosters progressive approach to supporting First Nation children in care
Press Release Yukon First Nations governments, the Council of Yukon First Nations and the Government of Yukon’s Family and Children’s Services are pleased to announce their commitment to a new…
Amnesty International to intervene in historic Supreme Court carbon pricing challenge
Press Release December 09, 2019 Amnesty International will appear as an intervening party before the Supreme Court of Canada in Saskatchewan and Ontario’s historic legal challenges of the federal carbon…
Update on the Indian Day School Settlement-Court Challenge
Press Release Received December 3 2019. From Vanessa Lessard, Law Clerk of Gowling WLG. Gowling WLG is the Class Council for the Indian Day School Settlement and on October 31st…
Alberta Court Rejects Fort McKay “Métis” Community Association’s Claim to Crown Consultation
Press Release MNA’s Right to Consult on Behalf of its Citizens Upheld November 29, 2019 (Edmonton, AB) — The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has dismissed a lawsuit, in its…
It-To-Ta-Maso-Wak: MKO “Doing it Our Way” for Child Welfare in Northern First Nations
Press Release November 29, 2019 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. held a Chiefs Assembly on child welfare last week in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Manitoba.…
FNLC Calls for Immediate Implementation of the Recommendations in the RCY’s Report “Caught in the Middle”
Press Release (Xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is deeply disturbed with the findings reported in the Representative…
