| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Ministers Anandasangaree, Vandal, Hajdu, and Ien issue a statement of support on Sisters in Spirit Day and the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, on Sisters in Spirit Day, we honour the memory of the thousands who have gone missing or been murdered, and accelerate efforts to put this violence to an end.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Honourable Nahanni Fontaine, Minister of Families of Manitoba, will make an announcement about the Red Dress Alert pilot at Giganawenimaanaanig's Day of Education and Awareness.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Survivors, Elder Claudette Commanda, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) were joined at this commemorative event by leaders of National Indigenous Organizations, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Today, we celebrate Mi’kmaq Treaty Day, recognizing and celebrating the historic Peace and Friendship Treaties. These Treaties are solemn Nation-to-Nation agreements to forge peaceful and meaningful relationships between the Mi’kmaq, and the Crown.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | media advisories
Please be advised that Chief Bob Gloade of the Millbrook First Nation and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will visit the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association Resiliency Centre followed by a community walk to the unveiling of the Nora Bernard Community Centre in Millbrook First Nation.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | media advisories
Survivors of residential schools will hold a media availability for the “Re-raising of the Survivors’ Flag Ceremony” on Parliament Hill.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Cathy Merrick Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC).
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
At a community event on August 24, Chief Yvette Metansinine of Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that Canada and the First Nation have reached a historic $130 million claim settlement to address the First Nation’s Treaty Reserve Claim against Canada, advance reconciliation, and renew their Nation-to-Nation relationship.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Today marks the beginning of implementation of the Federal Indian Boarding Homes (Percival) class action settlement agreement. This represents an important step on the path towards reconciliation with those Indigenous individuals who, as children and youth, were placed in federal boarding homes. We cannot undo the past, but we can do the right thing in acknowledging the truth and the harm caused and commit to never repeating these mistakes.
