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Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee Leaders Meet to Advance Shared Priorities Towards a More Prosperous Inuit Nunangat

November 8, 2024 — Ottawa, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, co-chaired the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) today in Ottawa. Since the signing of the Inuit Nunangat Declaration in 2017, Inuit leadership and…

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Canada and Haida Nation mark royal assent of legislation recognizing the Haida Nation’s inherent rights of governance and self-determination

Ottawa, Ontario, Unceded Algonquin Traditional Territory (November 7, 2024) The Council of the Haida Nation and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honorable Gary Anandasangaree, issued the following statement today to mark royal assent of Bill S-16: “Today, Bill S-16, which brings into effect An Act respecting the recognition of the Haida Nation and the Council…

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Thunderchild First Nation receives Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits after almost 150 years

November 7, 2024 — Thunderchild First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada The Government of Canada is renewing relationships between the Crown and First Nations by addressing Canada’s failure to provide First Nations with the agricultural provisions promised under Treaties 4, 5, 6, and 10. Today, Chief Delbert Wapass…

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Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to provide opening remarks at the meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee

Ottawa, Ontario — Co-chairs Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will provide opening remarks at the meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee.  Media participation: Opening remarks by the co-chairs will be open to media (cameras only). Date: Friday, November 8, 2024Time: 12:30 p.m. ET (Media…

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Parks Canada commemorates National Historic Person Teyoninhokarawen (John Norton)

November 2, 2024                   Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON                   Parks Canada Today, Parks Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Teyoninhokarawen (John Norton) at a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Queenston Heights Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The commemoration ceremony was held by Parks Canada in collaboration with Niagara Parks Commission during…

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MP Hanley announces over $3.7 million to foster Indigenous business growth and sustainability in the North

November 1, 2024 — Whitehorse, Yukon — Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency There is ample economic opportunity across the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, in communities big and small. Tailored support that meets the unique needs of these communities drives sustainable growth and creates lasting opportunities for economic development in the North. Today, Dr.…

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