February 2012 News Posts (5)

Tribunal allowing Canada to duck duties to First Nation kids: advocates

OTTAWA — A decision to dismiss a landmark attempt to hold the federal government legally responsible for the plight of aboriginal children living on reserve allows Canada to duck its responsibility to a generation of youth, human rights advocates told…

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Morris Saldov, M.S.W., Ph.D

Retired Professor of Social Work in International and Community…

First Nations youth tell the UN "It is time for Canada to keep its promises to First Nations children"

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Community Resource Guide: “What can I do to help the Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal women and girls?”

January 31, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) - The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to announce the release of a new product entitled, “Community Resource Guide: What can I do to help the Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal women and girls?” The Community Resource Guide (CRG) is a plain-language…

Media Advisory - Canada Must Give First Nations Children Equal Rights, Indigenous Youth Tell United Nations Committee on Rights of the Child

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