July 4, 2024 — Star Blanket Cree Nation, Treaty 4 Territory, Saskatchewan — Indigenous Services Canada and Star Blanket Cree Nation Star Blanket Cree Nation opens a new state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will bring clean drinking water to the community for generations to come. Chief Michael Starr celebrated this milestone with Council, Elders, community…

Available in: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ July 9, 2024 — Ottawa, Ontario — The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs; the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement today: “Today we join all 25 communities across Nunavut to celebrate Nunavut Day. This celebration of Nunavut,…

July 10, 2024 — Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan — Indigenous Services Canada Today, Chief Joyce Naytowhow McLeod of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, along with Council, Elders, community members, and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada, celebrated the grand opening of the community’s new healthcare facility in northern Saskatchewan. The new facility…

Montreal, Quebec — The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will provide a major update regarding long-term reform of First Nations child and family services. The four leaders will also take questions…

July 11, 2024 — Montréal, Québec — Indigenous Services Canada, Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Today, the Assembly of First Nations, Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Canada reached a $47.8 billion Agreement on the Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program. The Agreement…