| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Today on Nunavut Day, we join communities across the territory to celebrate as we mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act, which led to Nunavut being recognized as an official territory within Canada.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, Chief Lynn Indian of Big Grassy First Nation; Chief Jeff Copenace of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation; the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs, announced that the Big Grassy and Ojibways of Onigaming First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Ontario have concluded tripartite negotiations and reached a settlement agreement for the First Nations’ flooding claims.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | backgrounders
The Supporting Indigenous Women's and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Organizations program provides contribution funding to Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations that are working towards making meaningful systemic change in Canada while ensuring the grassroots voices and the priorities of Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people are at the forefront of all levels of government.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, announced that close to $2 million in funding has been allocated to five projects undertaken by four Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, Chief Darcy Bear of Whitecap Dakota Nation and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, announced that Bill C-51 received Royal Assent in Parliament on June 22, 2023, which will bring into effect A Self-Government Treaty Recognizing the Whitecap Dakota Nation / Wapaha Ska Dakota Oyate.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and court-appointed representative plaintiffs Reginald Percival and Kenneth Weistche announced that a proposed settlement agreement has been reached in the Federal Indian Boarding Homes (Percival) class action.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, following the Residential School Documents Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting, Cadmus Delorme, former Chief of Cowessess First Nation and Chairperson of the Residential School Documents Advisory Committee; Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR); and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown−Indigenous Relations, announced the membership of the Committee and provided an update on the exercise to identify documents related to residential schools.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | media advisories
Cadmus Delorme, Chairperson of the Residential School Documents Advisory Committee; a representative of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation; and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, will announce the members of the Residential School Documents Advisory Committee, and provide an update on the exercise to identify residential school-related documents.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and the Government of Canada celebrated the signing of a procurement framework agreement with respect to the Giant Mine Remediation Project, which is the culmination of continued partnership and collaboration.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
Government of Canada introduces self-government bill with Métis Nation partners
