Aboriginal Peoples

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  1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund (AISPF) provides $8.75 million over five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27 in contribution funds to help facilitate on-the-ground, preventative actions against aquatic invasive species.
  2. Kitcisakik Community (Quebec) and Government of Canada sign Framework Agreement to advance reconciliation
  3. Representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada are holding a technical briefing on the fisheries management measures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales in Canadian waters
  4. The Huron-Wendat Nation (Quebec) and the Government of Canada sign a Framework Agreement to advance reconciliation
  5. Dreaming of connecting with nature? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast!
  6. The Government of Canada, through CanNor, is investing almost $400,000 for community projects in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
  7. The new initiatives will revive Innu culture from one generation to the next in the islands.
  8. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray and the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, will simultaneously announce a major investment to fund the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet.
  9. Through the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF), PHAC invested $200,000 in a project led by Métis Nation-Saskatchewan: Improving Métis-specific Immunization Access and Promotion in Saskatchewan.
  10. Government of Canada announces over $1.2 million to support Indigenous tourism projects in the Northwest Territories
  11. Government of Canada announces over $1.2 million to support Indigenous tourism projects in the Northwest Territories
  12. The new initiatives will revive Innu culture from one generation to the next in the islands.
  13. Huron-Wendat Nation (QC) and Government of Canada to announce a major step to advance reconciliation.
  14. Today, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, marked a historic investment in a new water treatment plant to meet the community's water infrastructure needs. Through the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund, the Government of Canada has provided total of $12 million to Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.
  15. Members of Kitcisakik take a step towards self-determination.
  16. The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for ACOA, will announce a multi-million dollar Government of Canada contribution to support tourism projects across Nova Scotia.
  17. Explore and connect with the stories of the past through guided tours and free activities for the whole family.
  18. Potential national urban park designation process in Halifax passes key milestone, receives funding
  19. Relive history this summer with immersive programming and activities for the whole family.
  20. Jennifer Bone, Chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, will announce historic infrastructure investments in the community.
  21. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  22. An inaugural First Nations First Responders Gathering was held in Ottawa over the past three days. The event brought together Indigenous fire protection and emergency responder leadership to explore how best to address increasing fire dangers faced by First Nations.
  23. This year, archives, libraries and documentary heritage institutions will share $1.5 million to carry out 38 projects, selected under Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP).
  24. Dreaming of connecting with nature? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  25. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  26. Parks Canada and partners to announce important next steps for the candidate national urban park in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  27. Dreaming of connecting with nature? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  28. Dreaming of connecting with nature? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  29. Please be advised that the Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse will provide an update on discussions being held at the inaugural First Nations First Responders Gathering that is taking place from May 17 to May 19.
  30. Parks Canada's financial contribution will enable the Nature Conservancy of Canada to accelerate the protection of the corridor and further ensure ecological connectivity within the Gaspé Peninsula
  31. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  32. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  33. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  34. Gulf Islands National Park Reserve officially opens SMONEĆTEN campground for the summer visitor season on May 15.
  35. Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the waste facility operating licence held by Cameco Corporation (Cameco) for the decommissioned Beaverlodge mine and mill site for 2 years.
  36. Dreaming of exploring the stories of the past? 450 000 km² of stories await you at Parks Canada administered places from coast to coast to coast!
  37. Government of Canada acknowledges feasibility study report on searching the Prairie Green Landfill
  38. Today, following a virtual public hearing on March 1, 2023, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to revoke the uranium mine licence held by Orano Canada Inc. (Orano) for its decommissioned Cluff Lake Project.
  39. From May 7 to 10, 2023, I was honoured to co-chair Canada’s first-ever Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) International Mentoring Workshop for Indigenous young women, organized in collaboration with the NEA and Trent University and supported by national and international mentors.
  40. At every stage of our healthcare journey—from birth to death and everything in between—nurses play an invaluable role in supporting patients and their families.
  41. The Red Dress reminds us to uphold and honour the memory and spirits of all missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls (MMIWG) and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, plus (2SLGBTQI+) people.
  42. PrairiesCan opens a public consultation portal for the Building a Green Prairies Economy Act.
  43. Indigenous Peoples, particularly women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people (MMIWG2S+), experience violence at a much higher rate than other populations in Canada. The disappearance and murder of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada is an ongoing national crisis, which is due to the intergenerational trauma and marginalization caused by colonial policies rooted in racism and discrimination.
  44. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the LAC Foundation invite members of the media to attend the 2023 Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards ceremony.
  45. The Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), David Vigneault, issued the following statement regarding the CSIS 2022 Public Report released today.
  46. The Government of Canada is working with First Nation partners to restore respectful nation-to-nation relationships, recognize their inherent right to self-determination and support communities as they move out from under the Indian Act and transition to self-government.
  47. Today, Chief Carrie Atatise-Norwegian of Lac La Croix First Nation; local Member of Parliament Marcus Powlowski, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs; announced that the Lac La Croix First Nation, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have concluded tripartite negotiations and signed a settlement agreement in relation to the Lac La Croix First Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement Claim. This settlement resolves a long-outstanding claim that the Nation did not receive all the lands owed to it under Treaty 3, which they signed in 1873.
  48. Please be advised that Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, with the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Ontario Minister of Northern Development, and Chief Carrie Atatise-Norwegian of Lac La Croix First Nation, will be celebrating the settlement of the Lac La Croix First Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement Claim.
  49. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today that it is launching a new funding program called the Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund (ISCF). The CNSC developed the ISCF based on extensive feedback from Indigenous Nations and communities, and stakeholders on how to improve regulatory processes.
  50. Indigenous participation in the tourism industry in Quebec is important and contributes to economic growth. With Tourism Week underway, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, announces the renewal of the Quebec Indigenous Tourism Initiative.