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There isn’t consistency:’ COVID-19 response varies for children in care – Westerly News
B.C. has temporarily suspended in-person visits between children and youth in care and their families Phones have been ringing continuously at the office of the First Nations family advocate in Manitoba as parents, children and social workers look for answers about what will happen to some of society’s most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic “I […]
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The Long Road to This Winter of Protests – TheTyee.ca
Over a decade ago, a network of land defenders envisioned how direct action, backed by non-Indigenous support, could transform Canada. Now it’s close to happening. Canada’s police agencies would have given anything to lurk at the meeting. It was May 2014. Almost 60 Indigenous activists had gathered at a rundown retreat centre in Nova Scotia. […]
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Open Letter: UBCIC demands immediate release of all non-violent offenders as part of COVID-19 pandemic response and emergency state of Indigenous incarceration
Dear Ministers, Dr. Ivan Zinger, Canada’s Chief Correctional Officer, has called the current rates of Indigenous incarceration in Canada a national travesty, with nearly 1/3 of all inmates in Federal custody being Indigenous. In response to the growing rates of Indigenous people being sentenced to custody, the UBCIC Chiefs Council presented, affirmed and endorsed unanimously […]
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Letter: UBCIC demands immediate release of all non-violent offenders as part of COVID-19 pandemic… – The Castlegar Source
Mar 24 2020 OPEN LETTER: UBCIC demands immediate release of all non-violent offenders as part of COVID-19 pandemic response and emergency state of Indigenous incarceration Dear Ministers, Dr. Ivan Zinger, Canada’s Chief Correctional Officer, has called the current rates of Indigenous incarceration in Canada a national travesty, with nearly 1/3 of all inmates in Federal […]
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Province launches new First Nations justice strategy – Alaska Highway News
March 19, 2020 B.C. Attorney General David Eby says a new justice strategy will begin rolling out in 2020 to give First Nations more control in sentencing offenders. The strategy, signed March 6 between the province and the BC First Nations Justice Council, aims to establish a separate justice system for First Nations to address […]
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Attorney General rolling out First Nations justice strategy – Prince George Citizen
March 11, 2020 Sparked in good measure by the disproportionate number of Indigenous people in B.C.’s jails and prisons, an ambitious plan to create a separate justice system for First Nations is in the works. Unveiled earlier this month, the First Nations Justice Strategy is the “first strategy for Indigenous people that is actually written […]
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First Nations organizations, Province endorse new First Nations Justice Strategy
March 6, 2020 NANAIMO – First Nations people can look forward to significant changes in the justice system following a decision by the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) and the Province to endorse and sign a new First Nations Justice Strategy. The BCFNJC’s action is supported by resolutions from the BC Assembly of First […]
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Mutual agreement reached with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the RCMP
The importance of finding a path forward has been a priority for the RCMP. The BC RCMP are pleased to confirm that discussions with the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs have led to an agreement on Wednesday, February 26th which supports their upcoming meetings with government representatives this week. Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan, Commanding Officer of the […]
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Hereditary chiefs, protesters arrested at rail blockade in northern B.C., say witnesses – CBC
Members of the Gitxsan Nation set up fresh blockade north of Smithers, B.C., Monday Feb 24, 2020 Several people, including at least two hereditary chiefs, were arrested at a railway blockade in northern B.C. Monday evening, according to witnesses. Members of the Gitxsan Nation set up the blockade near New Hazelton, north of Smithers, B.C., […]
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BC Government: Premier’s statement recognizing the Moose Hide Campaign
Feb. 24, 2020 ICTORIA – Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in support of the Moose Hide Campaign’s Provincial Gathering and Day of Fasting on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020: “Over half of the women in our province have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives after age 16. In […]
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