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Indigenous As eight Mi’kmaw communities co-ordinate a federally recognized elver fishing plan, and others fish independently, tensions have grown over regulatory confusion and enforcement. Here’s what you need to now about the complex regulatory landscape surrounding the Mi’kmaw elver fishery. 8 communities develop a Treaty Right Protected management plan Sis’moqon ·Continue Reading

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Indigenous An MP from Northern Quebec is the first Indigenous person to hold the portfolio responsible for providing services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Mandy Gull-Masty is one of three Indigenous MPs sworn into cabinet Tuesday. Indigenous representation ‘crucial’ to Canada’s Parliament, says chief Edzi’u Loverin · CBCContinue Reading

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Indigenous New Democrats would continue to combat injustice and pressure the federal government to respect Indigenous Peoples’ human rights if elected to Parliament, Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday in an election pitch to First Nations. In election pitch, Singh says Liberals won’t act unless forced by New Democrats Brett Forester ·Continue Reading

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Indigenous As U.S. relations, the economy and affordability issue dominate Canada’s federal election, Indian residential school survivors and their advocates are urging all parties to pledge support for their investigations into unmarked burials and missing children. Groups raise concerns about funding during election dominated by U.S. relations, economy and affordabilityContinue Reading