Ontario — The Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement: “The pattern of child and family services across the country, taking kids at risk out of their communities, out of their languages, out of their identity and putting them with non-Indigenous families was wrong. Five years ago, on January 1, 2020, Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, …
Sts’ailes – First Nations children have the inherent right to know who they are, where they come from, and to have a strong connection to their family, lands, cultures, traditions, and languages. With the signing of the coordination agreement, and ongoing implementation of Snowoyelh te Emi:melh te Sts’ailes, the Snowoyelh Department will oversee the safety and well-being of Sts’ailes children and …
Kahnawake – The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and the Government of Canada have taken a significant step towards strengthening their relationship and promoting self-determination for the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke. Today, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed, outlining the relationship between the parties and the shared objective of exploring negotiations mandates to establish inter-governmental agreements between the parties in …
