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Daughter of slain activist welcomes AFN's rescinding of support for Leonard Peltier
The eldest daughter of Mi'kmaw activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, who was murdered in 1975, says it's a monumental shift for the Assembly of First Nations to have withdrawn support for imprisoned American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier.
Assembly of First Nations rescinds support for activist Leonard Peltier
The Assembly of First Nations has reversed 37 years of support for locked-up American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier, citing Peltiers alleged role interrogating murdered activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, who was Mi'kmaw from Nova Scotia.
Probe of Assembly of First Nations finances finds no policy breaches, says confidential report
A preliminary probe into Assembly of First Nations finances found no apparent policy breaches but did seeinstances where internal control policies may not provide staff with enough clarity or guidance, says a confidential report obtained by CBC Indigenous.
Federal offer to reform First Nations child and family services worth $47B, sources say
The federal governments offer to finalize reform of First Nations child and family services is worth $47 billion over 10 years, a source involved in the negotiations tells CBC News.
'Growing tension' inside the public service over Indigenous self-identification
The top official at Indigenous Services Canada addressed the issueof Indigenous identity in the public service by urging greater honesty in self-identification, signalling what one elder calls a growing tension around the issue insidegovernment.
History of residential school cemeteries is evidence of genocide, interlocutor says
The history of cemeteries at Indian residential schools in Canada is evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity, says independent special interlocutor Kimberly Murray in a newly released historical report.
Removal of Louis Riel Heritage Minute sparks debate about storytelling, censorship
A history organization was right to remove a 1991 Heritage Minute dramatizing the execution of Louis Riel, says one of the Mtis leader's descendants after the decision sparkeddebate about storytelling and censorship. The minute was quietly removed in 2020.
Environment minister responds to chief's concerns about toxic sewage spill at Chalk River
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says hes open to improvements after an Algonquin leader from Quebec raised concerns about a toxic sewage spill at the Chalk River nuclear research laboratory about 175 kilometres west of Ottawa.
Truth and Reconciliation commissioner recalls dilemma over cultural genocide finding
In her new book, Marie Wilson, the sole non-Indigenous member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, offers an inside view of key moments in the landmark inquiry, ranging from its early restructuring to the dilemma around its central conclusion.
Nunatsiavut government demands Liberal MP's demotion over NunatuKavut comments
The Nunatsiavut government wants Liberal MP Yvonne Jones demoted over inaccurate comments she made praising a court ruling concerning NunatuKavut Community Council, a self-identifying Inuit group in Labrador.
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