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Anishinabek Nation mourns the loss of Grandmother Water Walker Josephine Mandamin – Manitoulin Expositor
February 22, 2019 (February 22, 2019)— The Anishinabek Nation mourns the passing of our Grandmother, our Water Commissioner, our kind and gentle Water Protector, Biidaasige – Josephine Mandamin. “It is a very sad day. We have lost a great advocate, teacher, and role model. She will be so deeply missed by all and will be fondly […]
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Why Canada’s Jewish community supports revitalizing Indigenous languages – Toronto Star
Feb. 22, 2019 “The very foundation of each and every nation is its national tongue,” observed Hebrew writer Yehuda Burla. These words illustrate why Indigenous leaders are rightly concerned by growing evidence of the loss of Indigenous languages. According to Statistics Canada, the proportion of the Indigenous population able to converse in an Indigenous language […]
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Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking in Ontario – SaultOnline.com
February 22, 2019 In support of Human Trafficking Awareness Day Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is working with partners across the province to raise awareness of human trafficking in Ontario communities. “It’s crucial to learn the risk factors and signs of human trafficking,” says Justin Marchand, “few people know how prevalent it really is in […]
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Bob Nault – Substantial progress for people of Cat Lake First Nation – Net Newsledger
February 22, 2019 THUNDER BAY – The community of Cat Lake First Nation will receive needed support and help following a meeting in Thunder Bay with community leadership, federal Minister Seamus O’Regan and Kenora MP Bob Nault. Bob Nault, Member of Parliament (Kenora riding) joined the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services in a […]
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How Ontario is fighting the trafficking of Indigenous women and girls – TVO
To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day, TVO.org speaks with Collin Graham, of the Ontario Native Women’s Association, about recognizing the signs of exploitation — and learning from survivors Between 2009 and 2016, there were 1,220 incidents of human trafficking reported to police across Canada. Two-thirds of those cases were reported to police in Ontario. The […]
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Wilson-Raybould battled Bennett, other ministers over Indigenous rights framework – CBC
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick denied Globe and Mail report he rebuked Wilson-Raybould over speeches Feb 22, 2019 The federal government’s top bureaucrat revealed Thursday that Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former Justice minister, was locked in a fierce battle with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and other ministers over the direction of a promised piece of legislation central […]
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Commentary: Partnerships with First Nations key to Canada’s mining resurgence – The Northern Miner
If you are reading this on a cell phone or a computer, you have fueled the demand for the dozens of minerals that go into those devices. Copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt, gold, silver — just to name a few — are the backbone of the ever-growing digital economy. The greater the Cloud, the more expansive […]
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What we learned from Canada’s top bureaucrat about the SNC-Lavalin affair – CBC
‘There was no inappropriate pressure put on the minister — at any time,’ Michael Wernick told MPs Feb 22, 2019 Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick, Canada’s top bureaucrat, testified before the Commons justice committee Thursday, saying he did not inappropriately pressure former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to cut a legal deal with the Quebec-based engineering firm […]
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East-West Tie build will need workers – Northern Ontario Business
There’ll be a plethora of employment and business opportunities once ground is broken sometime this year to start construction on the East-West Tie. With the provincial government finally settling on a constructor for the critical transmission line project in northwestern Ontario, one of the project recruiters and trainers expects they’ll have to do a gap […]
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Child welfare bill expected next week but First Nations won’t see it beforehand: source – APTN News
February 21, 2019 The Trudeau government has told a group of First Nations working on new Indigenous child welfare legislation to expect a proposed bill to be finally tabled next week but they won’t see a draft beforehand according to a source. News of this was shared amongst the working group Thursday morning that’s made […]
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