Homicide in Canada, 2014
Press Release Released: 2015-11-25 Canadian police services reported 516 homicides in 2014, 4 more than in the previous year. The homicide rate, however, was stable in 2014 (1.45 per 100,000 population), making 2013 and 2014 the years with the lowest homicide rates since 1966. Almost a…
Syilx Okanagan Nation calls on government to RECONCILE outstanding Child Welfare Issues
EVENT: Syilx Day of Action for “National Day of the Child” DATE: Friday, November 20, 2015 TIME: 1 to 3 p.m. LOCATION: Commerce Place, 260 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC (Outside…
Minister Geoffrey Kelley Highlights the Outstanding Volunteer Work of Louisa Cookie-Brown, Award Recipient for Nunavik
Press Release Quebec City, November 9, 2015 – The Minister responsible for Native Affairs, Geoffrey Kelley, would like to acknowledge the outstanding volunteer work of the recipient of the Prix…
Restorative Justice Week
Press Release November 18, 2015 Restorative Justice Week is November 15-22, 2015. This year’s theme is Inspiring Innovation. Restorative justice involves victims, offenders, Elders and community members affected by crime…
NAN Appeals for Assistance with Missing Person Search
Press Release THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum is appealing to members of the public to assist with Mishkeegogamang First Nation’s search for…
Province Calls for Investigation Into Case of Northern Residents Switched at Birth
Press Release November 13, 2015 The Manitoba government is calling on the federal government to investigate how two men from the Garden Hill First Nation were switched at birth at…
Syilx Day of Action For Aboriginal Children
Press Release NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Putting Our Children First: Enough is Enough!! Why we can’t wait? Kids only get 1 Childhood; let’s make the changes while they are still children.…
Aboriginal women victims of violence – A Meeting with the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador: The premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard Announces measures to improve the living conditions of Aboriginal women
Press Release MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 – Earlier today, the Premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, together with the Minister responsible for Native Affairs, Geoffrey Kelley, the Minister for Rehabilitation, Youth…
Concrete gestures pointing in the right direction following the courageous revelations by Aboriginal women
VAL-D’OR, QC, Nov. 4, 2015 – The Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre (VDNFC) welcomes the investments announced by the premier of Quebec concerning the services offered to the Aboriginal community in…
Meeting with the Premier: The Chiefs of the AFNQL Reiterate their Call for an Independent Commission of Inquiry on Policing Services
MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 – At the conclusion of a two-hour meeting with Quebec’s Premier, Philippe Couillard, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) maintains its call for an independent…
