Indigenous Affairs

Federal government introduces legislation to expedite major projects, mandate Indigenous consultation; $16.5M invested in Dene and Métis cultural centre; new exhibit at High Arctic Research Station showcases Indigenous knowledge; NFB launches Indigenous History Month programming; IAAC issues earl...

King addresses reconciliation in Parliament opening; CRTC advances Indigenous content rules; Parks Canada designates historic Indigenous site; StatsCan updates Indigenous Peoples Survey; U.S. updates on Tribal home visiting, repatriation, and child support programs.

Minister Hodgson signals faster resource approvals, Indigenous partnerships seen as central; CNSC ends Beaverlodge mine licences; Procurement Ombud broadens 'Best Value' guidance.

CRTC consults on improving Indigenous participation; Arctic Marine Response Station holds joint Inuit/Coast Guard training; Mandy Gull-Masty appointed Indigenous Services head; 36 First Nations acquire Enbridge pipeline stake; new CRTC Indigenous Relations Team established.

Red Dress Day observed nationally; Tŝilhqot’in Nation signs child and family services accord; StatsCan releases court outcome disparities data; NFB films at imagineNATIVE; Inuktut language infographics published

StatsCan releases updated education data; Indigenous economic growth and partnerships discussed at major Toronto conference; First Nations craftspeople gather in Winnipeg; Indigenous language program in northwestern Ontario faces funding threat; Manitoba Indigenous leaders seek HBC collaboration.