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Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada Announce Opening of Shushepeshipan Group Home
From: Indigenous Services Canada August 16, 2018 – Sheshatshiu, NL – Indigenous Services Canada Today, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada celebrated the opening of the new Shushepeshipan Group Home. This Innu-led, operated and staffed group home is part of the Innu’s larger vision to have […]
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Read MoreMedia Advisory: Minister Dempster to Join MP Jones and Chief Hart to Announce New Placement Resource for Innu Children and Youth
Children, Seniors and Social Development August 15, 2018 The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will join Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Chief Eugene Hart, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation tomorrow (Thursday, August 16) to announce a […]
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Read MoreCourt ruling puts more scrutiny on Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation enrolment process – CBC
Judge rules plaintiffs had the right to ‘question the legitimacy of actions of the FNI’ Jun 27, 2018 Six applicants to Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation should be reinstated on the band’s membership list pending a determination of the validity of a supplemental agreement that affected the enrolment process, according to a recent Newfoundland and Labrador […]
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Read MoreGrand Opening of the Wagmatcook Court
June 21, 2018 Nova Scotia’s first Aboriginal Wellness and Gladue Court was officially opened and celebrated in Wagmatcook First Nation today, June 21, marking National Indigenous Peoples Day. “This new court represents a historic step forward in supporting Indigenous justice in this province,” said Premier Stephen McNeil, and who is also Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. […]
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Read MoreCeremony held to mark grand opening of Nova Scotia Indigenous court – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 21, 2018 WAGMATCOOK, N.S. _ Nova Scotia has become the first province in Canada to open a superior court on a reserve that will incorporate Indigenous restorative justice traditions and customs. “We can’t just talk about reconciliation. We have to act on it,” Mi’kmaq Grand Keptin Andrew Denny said Thursday during an […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada congratulates Wagmatcook and We’koqma’q First Nations on courthouse grand opening
June 21, 2018 – Wagmatcook First Nation, NS – Indigenous Services Canada The Government of Canada is committed to reconciliation and working in partnership with Indigenous communities, the provinces, territories, and other partners to fully implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated Norman […]
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Read MoreDispensary to close after judge orders it to stop selling cannabis – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 1, 2018 HALIFAX _ A Halifax cannabis dispensary that’s been subject to police searches is being shut down by the city for operating without a licence. A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge granted the Halifax Regional Municipality the power to change the locks of Coastal Cannapy Inc. The city says Justice James […]
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Read MoreFederal Court ruling in favour of applicants challenging Qalipu enrolment – The Southern Gazette
The Mi’kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador has won an important court battle in its fight against the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band enrolment process. On Tuesday, Justice Russel Zinn of the Federal Court ruled in favour of the applicants in the David Wells and Sandra Wells cases, which contested the amendments to […]
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Read MoreSurf clam controversy: Federal bid for reconciliation lands in court – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 8, 2018 HALIFAX _ One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s signature bids to promote reconciliation with Indigenous groups in Atlantic Canada is now facing a court challenge and allegations of conflict of interest. The mounting complaints stem from a decision by Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc to award a potentially lucrative Arctic surf […]
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Read MoreA seafood empire and a court battle over Trudeau’s push for Indigenous reconciliation – CBC
Arctic surf clam case lands in Federal Court, revealing First Nations divisions and Clearwater’s manoeuvring May 07, 2018 One of the Trudeau government’s signature acts of Indigenous reconciliation is being challenged in court, exposing the fierce competition between First Nations for a shellfish quota worth millions — and the jockeying by one of Canada’s leading […]
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