Global protest spurs removal of monuments to racism
Worldwide outrage against police brutality and systemic racism has resulted in protests that are toppling statues of slave traders, imperialists and other infamous figures.
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New Brunswick shootings spark calls for inquiries and police reform
The police killings of two Indigenous people in New Brunswick last month has led to demands for investigations and reform of armed interventions by police, at a time when officer conduct is under increased scrutiny across the world.
Sixties Scoop settlement brings survivors mixed emotions
With the Covid-19 pandemic slowing administration of Canada’s $875 million class-action settlement agreement with Sixties Scoop survivors, a federal judge has approved interim payments of $21,000 to the 12,500 people already deemed eligible, as well as to those approved in the months ahead as the review process continues.
GIS mapping project will visualize 60s Scoop displacements
While the recent announcement of interim payments for eligible Sixties Scoop survivors as part of a $750 million class-action settlement may bring some a sense of closure, there remain many unresolved issues for those whose traditional culture and homeland were taken from them during childhood.
The federal government slow in tackling the MMIWG issue
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has given the federal government a failing grade based on its handling and response to the final report from the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
Quebec’s move to reopen northern mines meets with Indigenous opposition
Three weeks after all non-essential businesses ceased operating in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Quebec government announced April 13 that mining activities – many of which are in First Nations territories – would gradually resume.
Growing support for Wet’suwet’en land defenders shakes Canadian politics
An escalating protest movement has brought international attention to the fight of Wet’suwet’en First Nation hereditary chiefs and land defenders against a natural gas pipeline that would cross through their traditional territory in northern British Columbia.
Policing changes needed
According to Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, a recent court ruling in Nunavut finally acknowledges the “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situations that many Inuit women and children find themselves in when it comes to domestic violence in overcrowded housing.
Strateco’s appeal dismissed, possible Supreme Court challenge awaits
A ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal may be the final chapter in the 14-year saga of Strateco Resources’ Matoush uranium project.
Day-school survivors entitled to compensation, but concerns remain
For nearly 140 years, nearly 200,000 Indigenous children across the country attended one of nearly 700 Indian day schools that sought to assimilate them and rid them of their culture and language.