First Nations News

• Twenty years after landmark win for fishing rights, First Nations say there's still work to be done 19 Sep 2019 03:02 CKCW CTV Atlantic Published Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:36PM ADT Last Updated Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:37PM ADT It has been 20 years since a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court of Canada, that upheld Donald Marshall Jr.'s First Nations fishing …
• Crowd packs first Indian Day School session at Six Nations 18 Sep 2019 20:57 Turtle Island News September 18, 2019 56 views By Justin Lethbridge Writer Over 200 hundred community members came out to the Six Nations Community Hall Wednesday September 11th, looking for information on the recently announced Indian Day School settlement. Due to the …
• UN expert calls on governments to work with First Nations on water management 18 Sep 2019 18:59 CBWK A United Nations expert is calling on government officials to partner with First Nations leadership and Indigenous knowledge keepers to help manage water systems like the Lake Winnipeg Basin. "The future of Lake Winnipeg right now is uncertain," …
• Gap widens between First Nations and rest of Manitobans' health: report 18 Sep 2019 07:45 CBC The gap between the health of First Nations people and the rest of Manitobans is growing, highlighting a need for more cultural awareness in the health care system, more training for First Nations health care workers, and better access to services, …
• Editorial: First Nations lead in tackling addictions and mental health issues 18 Sep 2019 05:12 Manitoulin Expositor Addictions and the issues surrounding mental health and wellness do not recognize boundaries defined by race or religion, although it has been well established that some communities are more systemically challenged by root causes associated with those …
• Ontario announces increased school choice for First Nations students 18 Sep 2019 01:26 North Bay Nugget Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaks at the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body on Nipissing First Nation, Tuesday morning, to announce the province's new Reciprocal Education Approach, which eliminates the requirement of negotiating formal …
• A Warm Sendoff for E. Dotson Wilson, the Nations First And Longest-Serving African American Legislative Clerk 17 Sep 2019 23:35 Sacramento Observer SACRAMENTO (CBM) – On January 6, 1992, the California Assembly elected E. Dotson Wilson as its Chief Clerk and Parliamentarian. The Berkeley native made history that day, becoming the first African American to be voted into that all important, non-partisan …
• 'The gap is widening': Life expectancy of First Nations people now 11 years lower than other Manitobans 17 Sep 2019 23:16 CKY A new study has found the life expectancy gap between First Nations people and other Manitobans has widened to 11 years. The new numbers were revealed Tuesday in a joint report from the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba and the …
• New study finds health gap between First Nations and other Manitobans widening 17 Sep 2019 21:21 CFSK A new study from the University of Manitoba has found a widening health gap between First Nation people and other Manitobans. The joint study by the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM) and the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy …
• First Nations medical centre to receive more than $2M in funding from health ministry 15 Sep 2019 22:59 CHEK