Joy SpearChief-Morris

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[Joy SpearChief-Morris @_joyscm]

The Permanent People’s Tribunal, an international tribunal investigating missing children and unmarked graves associated with Canada's residential school system will hold a session in Montreal next week. https://t.co/9d0bCqTWzf

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Day 3 of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal. As today marks 5 years since the discovery at Tk’emlups, a panel presented evidence on ground and archival searches for missing children and unmarked burials at residential schools.

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Today is day 2 of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on missing children and unmarked graves in Montreal. Yesterday the panel of international judges heard expert testimony from former special interlocutor Kimberly Murray.

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Last @APTNNews Nation to Nation panel of the season! @karyn_pugliese, @FraserNeedham, @alespassafiume and I chatted Bill S-2 and the second generation cut-off, where is the promised water legislation and the legacy of Governor General Mary Simon.

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Witnesses before a House of Commons committee Thursday say they fear "legislative extinction" of their First Nations if the federal government does not eliminate the Indian Act's second-generation cut-off.
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According to legal documents, the Government of Canada has asked the British Columbia Supreme Court to extend the suspension of the ruling in Nicholas v. Attorney General (Canada) for another six months.
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First Nations and Métis leaders are criticizing the federal government's spring economic update for a lack of distinctions-based funding for Indigenous communities in its multi-billion "Canada Strong" plan.
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The federal government announced about $2.1 billion in new spending on First Nations and Inuit non-insured health benefits, on-reserve education and child and family services in its spring economic update on Tuesday.

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of Bill C-21, the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty Act. https://t.co/AXhBXFvNpR

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As the Indian Act marks 150 years this month, a bill before the House of Commons could end an amendment that prevents the transfer of Indian status after two generations of "marrying out."

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[Joy SpearChief-Morris @_joyscm]

With a "one-size-fits-all" approach and a goal of assimilation, the Indian Act came to control almost every aspect of First Nations people's lives, dictating things like how communities were governed and even who could be considered an "Indian."

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[Joy SpearChief-Morris @_joyscm]

The Canadian government announced over $2 billion in new funding last week to address essential programs for Indigenous people that were previously set to end this spring.
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A new report by the Procurement Ombud, found "systemic gaps" in how contracts were awarded through the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business, resulting in a majority of contracts being awarded without confirmation of their Indigenous eligibility.
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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief says economic opportunity was a main factor for renewing its relationship with its American counterpart this week in Las Vegas.
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A look into how the RCMP set up a spy operation on Indigenous organizations in the 1970s by @BrettForester
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Pujjuut Kusugak and David Ningeongan's Olympic hockey commentary in Inuktitut has become a streaming success, with viewers tuning in across the country.
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[Joy SpearChief-Morris @_joyscm]

BREAKING: Canada's Brendan MacKay won the bronze medal in the men's freeski halfpipe at the Livigno Snow Park-Halfpipe on Friday.
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The race for the top of the podium in women’s figure skating was a tight one between the United States and Japan as skaters took the ice at the Milano Skating Arena on Thursday.

But it was Alysa Liu who won the gold, the first American woman since 2002

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CBC Olympic commentators Pujjuut Kusugak and David Ningeongan explain the importance of doing their hockey play-by-play in Inuktitut with CBC Olympic digital host Mackenzie Barwell.

Happy to have been part of the team to help produce this episode!
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[Joy SpearChief-Morris @_joyscm]

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas failed to qualify for women’s singles free program after finishing 25th in the short program on Tuesday.
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