The Cree School Board in northern Quebec is setting ambitious graduation rate targets that are higher than those in Quebec public schools, and turning to one of its own schools for inspiration. Eastmain has led the Cree Nation in graduation rates for the last three years. By far. In 2019, the tiny community of 900 had a five-year graduation…
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Families on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are grieving after a string of suicides, including that of a 10-year-old girl on Thursday, that has triggered band councillors to declare a state of crisis. The community, located in northwest Saskatchewan about, says it has recorded seven suicides since 2016. Leaders in the community are calling on the…
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Canada is only six weeks away from one of the largest-ever reforms to the Indigenous child welfare system, and Ottawa has not shared information about how it will be implemented or funded, Manitoba’s families minister says. “This is not the way to bring about reforms in such an important area as this that will have…
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr will announce a nationwide plan on Friday to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people as concerns mount over the level of violence they face. Barr will announce the plan, known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative, during a visit with tribal leaders and law enforcement…
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The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in northwest Sask. is declaring a state of crisis after a 10-year-old girl took her own life on Thursday. The band is calling for the provincial and federal governments to provide immediate aid in the form of suicide intervention and prevention workers to go into the community to assist students, school…
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The Dawson Regional Planning Commission in Yukon is releasing its work to date for public feedback. The commission, which is developing a land use plan for the 39,854-square-kilometre area in west-central Yukon, held an open house in Dawson City last week, and another in Whitehorse on Wednesday. Senior planner Tim Van Hinte said the commission…
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