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How extending personhood to Canada’s rivers could help reconciliation – CBA National Magazine
April 18, 2017 In March, governments in India and New Zealand independently extended personhood rights to rivers, making them the first jurisdictions in the world to do so. Is it possible that Canada could follow suit? Likely not in the foreseeable future. Not that it’s impossible. The Canada Business Corporations Act grants corporations the rights […]
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The Monday news briefing: An at a glance survey of some top stories – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2017 Highlights from the news file for Monday, April 17 ___ KHADR’S CRIMINAL RECORD CONTAINS MISTAKES: Omar Khadr’s official criminal record in Canada contains oddities and errors that are at odds with how the federal government viewed him on his return from the notorious prison on the U.S. naval base at […]
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Missing children in Canada – MSN
Although May 25 is significant day in the campaign to highlight cases of missing children around the world, every day they are missing is critical. May 25, National Missing Children’s day began in the U.S. on that day as it coincided with the day in 1979 that six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to […]
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Research takes masters student back to her First Nation home – URegina
April 12, 2017 When Cheyanne Desnomie was looking for a research topic for her Anthropology honours paper, she didn’t have to go far. Desnomie returned home to the Peepeekisis Cree Nation located on Treaty 4 land near Belcarres, Saskatchewan to delve into the long-standing issue that has created a social divide between band members for […]
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CRIME-Farm-Shooting – Audio Clip NAT133 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Audio Apr 11, 2017 133 – (CRIME-Farm-Shooting) MP3 Audio: http://audio.cp.org/productionaudio/audio/2017/04/11/cp201704110168-1.mp3 SASKATOON. x–16s. A relative of a man fatally shot on a farm in Saskatchewan says he and the family are struggling in the aftermath of his death. Alvin Baptiste was commenting about his nephew Colton Boushie at a conference in Saskatoon on […]
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Uncle of man shot and killed on Saskatchewan farm says family struggling – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 11, 2017 By CKOM THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON _ A relative of a man fatally shot on a farm in Saskatchewan says he and the family are struggling in the aftermath of his death. Alvin Baptiste was commenting about his nephew Colton Boushie at a conference in Saskatoon on First Nations health […]
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Province’s highest court orders new chief election on George Gordon First Nation – USask
April 10, 2017 A recent ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has said that there must be a new election for the position of Chief. A George Gordon First Nation band member alleges there was fraud which a judge disagreed with, but the Court found 31 ballots unaccounted for and therefore ordered a new […]
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More names added to CBC missing and murdered Indigenous women database – CBC
CBC News continues to investigate unsolved cases Apr 10, 2017 CBC News now has 301 unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in its national database after 15 new names were added today. Among the new names are: Tiffany Maureen Skye, 19, a member of the Bloodvein First Nation in Manitoba who disappeared […]
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Speaking the language of reconciliation – Canada.com
Indigenous languages compose rich foundation of Canadian history April 11, 2017 “I was angry at my grandparents for a long time.” Onowa McIvor grew up in northern Saskatchewan, where her grandparents feared prejudice against indigenous peoples and did everything they could to bury their Cree roots. They refused to teach the language to their children […]
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Regina project building virtual timeline of Indigenous oral history – CBC
City of Regina seeking submissions for 150 Stories oral history project Apr 10, 2017 The City of Regina is creating a virtual exhibit to highlight Regina’s Indigenous community as part of its Canada 150 celebrations. The 150 Stories oral history project invites people to share everything from traditional knowledge to personal reflections. Dana Turgeon from […]
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