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Community-based justice programs help to reduce crime, victimization and incarceration, increase community safety, and provide culturally relevant access to justice services. The Government of Canada Continue Reading →
For too long, Indigenous Peoples in Canada have had to prove their rights exist and fight to have them recognized and fully implemented. To truly Continue Reading →
Dear Editor, I’m elated that Halifax City Council has voted to remove the statue of British Colonial Governor, General Cornwallis, from that park in Halifax Continue Reading →
In 2017 the Supreme Court released four decisions which elaborated on the substance and application of the duty to consult and accommodate (Clyde River (Hamlet) Continue Reading →
Members of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly) listened intently to the discussions of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) Council on the Cornwallis Continue Reading →
Robin Thompson is Cree Metis and a member of the Manitoba Metis Federation. Robin holds a business diploma, an Advanced Major in Social and Criminal Continue Reading →
Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde said on Nov. Continue Reading →
KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – National groups are reacting to the announcement made by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball releasing the terms of reference for the Continue Reading →
How often are we seeing Chiefs and Councillors taking industry and Governments to task for “a failure to Consult with us” as it relates to Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation on their recent election. Returning to the position of Chief is Paul James (P.J.) Prosper, Council members Judy Bernard-Julian, Anne Continue Reading →
Congratulations to the newly elected NS Native Women’s Association and Executive board members.
The Mi’kmaw people – like other Indigenous communities across Canada – must organize themselves into nations to define what reconciliation means to them Canada’s celebration Continue Reading →
