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‘Such a mess’: Botched school transfer leaves Inuk student without home or school – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 18, 2025 Adamina Partridge faces eviction from illegal basement dwelling Kativik Ilisarniliriniq found for her A Nunavik beneficiary student living in Montreal is facing homelessness and has been un-enrolled from her studies because, she says, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq mishandled her file. “It has been such a mess, so disorganized,” Adamina Partridge said of the school […]
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Read MoreNTI wants RCMP to ‘de-task’ across Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 18, 2025 Report calls for fewer non-policing responsibilities, outlines vision of policing in Nunavut being ‘under NTI jurisdiction’ Nunavut RCMP’s commanding officer says he “wholeheartedly” agrees the RCMP needs to be “de-tasked” of non-police-related duties in the territory. “The things that we’ve been criticized for over the years are probably non-police functions,” Chief Supt. […]
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Read MoreThe Maison Uashteu: An inspiring initiative for food security – FNQLEDC
Mar 17, 2025 In a social and economic context where food security is a crucial issue, community initiatives stand out due to their engagement and impact. Today, we present an initiative that is flourishing among the First Nations and Inuit in Mashteuiatsh: The Maison Uashteu. An organization at the heart of solidarity Founded in 2020, […]
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Read MoreNo opening date set for Indigenous Services office – The Spec
March 14, 2025 The doors to the Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) office are now locked. As of this week, the regional office is no more. That’s left a void for those seeking in-person services from the federal department. A new ISC office is now anticipated to open in downtown Montreal, but when it will open […]
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Read MoreMontreal police investigating after woman pinned to ground by hotel security guard – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 14, 2025 Ullivik, security company apologize for ‘regrettable’ treatment, say disciplinary action taken A security company is apologizing to an Inuk woman for the “regrettable” way a guard treated her at a Dorval hotel that serves as an overflow facility for the Ullivik medical boarding home in Montreal. Sevim İlgün, however, says she is […]
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Read MoreFNEC March 2025 Newsletter – FNEC
Second meeting of the FNEC Regional Education Agreement Executive Committee On November 29, 2024, the second meeting of the FNEC Regional Education Agreement (REA) executive committee was held at the Indigenous Services Canada offices in Ottawa. At this meeting, representatives of the FNEC REA discussed: adult education, the Education Partnerships Program – Regional Education Agreements […]
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Read MoreArctic defence – CBC
Mar. 13, 2025 A swarm of troops dressed in white and wearing snowshoes glide across a frozen valley. Suddenly they stop, form a line, kneel and pull out their rifles. Smoke fills the air from the blanks fired at an excavator — today’s stand-in for an enemy force. Atop a nearby hill, a group of […]
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Read MoreNunavik teachers union files complaint over ‘bad faith’ bargaining – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 13, 2025 Labour representative alleges school board, province have not answered questions or offered counter-proposals to demands The union representing teachers in Nunavik has filed a formal complaint against Kativik Ilisarniliriniq and Quebec’s Ministry of Education, accusing them of using bad faith in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. “[Negotiations] have not moved in […]
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Read MoreThe power of female mentoring to overcome invisible barriers – FNQLEDC
Mar 12, 2025 In 2023-2024, the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission (FNQLEDC) worked on 205 Indigenous entrepreneur files, 116 of which involved women. In addition, 745 interventions were carried out in women’s entrepreneurship. These figures demonstrate the strength and dynamism of Indigenous women entrepreneurs, but also the need for tailored support. […]
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Read MoreMiscellaneous News – First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Each week, we compile news on health, wellness, social services and First Nations, which is organized by category of our service offer. As a result, people in charge of the service offer can disseminate information specific to their field, or any other news relevant to First Nations. Scholarships, awards and grants Financial assistance to develop […]
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