VANCOUVER, B.C. - With the formation of the new Ministry of Aboriginal
Relations and Reconciliation, the British Columbia government has
released a previously confidential draft document which sets out a
vision, goals and principles to guide the future relationship between
the provincial government and British Columbia's Aboriginal peoples. The
document, known as the "New Relationship" document may be viewed here.
Quoting from a Supreme Court of Canada judgement on Aboriginal title, the document states "We are all here to stay". The primary purpose of the document is to create a structure for shared-decision making, as between the British Columbia Crown and Aboriginal peoples, regarding provincial lands and energy resources.
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doCip
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doCip quarterly reports
summarize critical UN meetings pertaining to Indigenous peoples. The reports
are titled "Update/Informativo". The report is located within
the section marked "Update" on the first page of the website.
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It is a non-profit organization established in 1978 at the request of
Indigenous Representatives to the United Nations.
Federal Budget
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well as information on the budget plans, themes and news releases related
to its release.
The First Perspective
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the aboriginal community, editorials, as well as employment and
training opportunities.Bill C-31 twenty years later: AFN National Chief
calls for First Nations control of First Nations citizenship
OTTAWA,
ON - On June 28, the twentieth anniversary of Royal Assent of the 1985
Act to Amend the Indian Act (commonly referred to as Bill C-31), AFN
National Chief Phil Fontaine called on the government of Canada to
address the systemic inequities it has created and to work with First
Nations governments so that they can assume control of citizenship.
"After living with Bill C-31 for twenty years, we can clearly and
unequivocally say that it has failed Canada and it has failed First
Nations," said National Chief Fontaine. "The Bill has not resolved any
of the problems it was intended to fix and has in fact created new
problems. Significant gender discrimination still remains, control over
Indian status is still held by the Crown, and the population of status
Indians is declining as a direct result of Bill C-31. This is a
critical issue and the time to act is now."
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Language Development:
Aboriginal Languages Initiative
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This Canadian
Heritage site provides possible funding to eligible recipients including
existing national and/or regional Aboriginal representative and service
delivery organizations such as Aboriginal communities/First Nations, Aboriginal
governments or institutions, Aboriginal cultural education centers, and
Aboriginal Friendship Centers for language development. The objective
is to maintain and revitalize Aboriginal languages.
CANDO interviews two youth participants to the National Youth Summit.
"The National Youth Summit, was a meeting arranged by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs/Federal Interlocutor of Metis and Non-Status Andy Scott, as a means to show Aboriginal youth of Canada what would occur at the First Ministers Meeting held the following week in Kelowna."
For more information:
» Interview with Jennifer Brown (22.1 KB)
» Interview with Jaime Battiste (13.4 KB)
Speech from the
Throne
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in full text. As well as a frequently asked questions link.