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Assembly of First Nations Federal Election and Voting Information
Assembly of First Nations Federal Election and Voting Information First Nation voters may face significant barriers to voting in the upcoming federal election. New legislation that was passed by the federal government in 2014 (The Fair Elections Act) will make it more difficult for some First Nation citizens to prove their identity when trying to […]
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Community Call-Out For Mohawk Council Housing Authority
August 25, 2015 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is seeking three community members to sit on the Mohawk Council Housing Authority. These individuals will represent the community’s perspective and interests on the Housing Authority, which is also made up of MCA staff and chiefs. One representative from each district (Kana:takon, Kawehno:ke and Tsi Snaihne) is […]
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Nunavik leaders presented the Parnasimautik Consultation Report
Quebec City, Québec, August 19, 2015 – Nunavik leaders presented the Parnasimautik Consultation Report (We are Preparing) to the Plan Nord Ministerial Committee in Quebec City. The report is the outcome of the most comprehensive community consultation ever carried out in the history of Nunavik. It presents a vision for the future of Nunavik Inuit, […]
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Nunavik leaders presented the Parnasimautik Consultation Report (We are Preparing) to the Plan Nord Ministerial Committee in Quebec City.
August 19, 2015 The report is the outcome of the most comprehensive community consultation ever carried out in the history of Nunavik. It presents a vision for the future of Nunavik Inuit, families and communities, as well as for the renewal of the relationship with regional organizations, the governments of Quebec and Canada, and industrial developers. The […]
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CNSC response to a letter from Matthew Coon Come published in La Presse
In his letter “Pour un développement responsable,” published on August 5 in La Presse, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees Matthew Coon Come misrepresents the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) mandate. Contrary to what Mr. Coon Come writes, promoting nuclear energy is not part of our mandate as an independent body. The […]
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The AFNQL invites the Government of Canada to put an end to blatant discrimination
WENDAKE, QC, Aug. 7, 2015 – By a decision rendered on August 3rd by Justice Chantal Masse, the Superior Court of Quebec gives 18 months to the federal government to correct the discriminatory provisions of the Indian Act. These provisions concern the right to registration in the Indian registry, they treat women and men inequitably, […]
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Letter that was sent to the main federal party leaders by the Chief of the AFNQL, Ghislain Picard
August 5, 2015 Madam, Sir: The election campaign which has just begun will be a long one. Your party will therefore not be able to use the pretext of haste and lack of time to not give the issues regarding First Nations the attention they deserve. This is what the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador […]
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Update, April‒June 2015: Nunivaat – Nunavik Statistics Program
Nunivaat was initiated by the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) in 2005 to establish a permanent, public and independent statistics program on the socioeconomic situation of Nunavik. Nunivaat is directed by Université Laval. RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Study on the Cost of Living in Nunavik – Under the Agreement on the Financing of Measures to Reduce […]
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40 Years of Defending and Implementing our Eeyou-Eenou Treaty Rights
2015-08-04 The Grand Council of Crees (Eeyou Istchee)/Cree Nation Government Annual General Assembly will be held on August 4, 5, 6, 2015 in Ouje-Bougoumou, Eeyou Istchee Watch the Annual General Assembly livestream: https://livestream.com/accounts/8792434/CNGAnnualGeneralAssembly. NT5
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Says the 2015 Federal Election Must Be About “Closing the Gap” Between First Nations and Canada
August 2, 2015 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Says the 2015 Federal Election Must Be About “Closing the Gap” Between First Nations and Canada (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde said today that the federal election, now underway, is an opportunity for all Canadians to help close […]
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