The Liberal government’s promised move to dissolve Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development (INAC) and replace it with separate departments reached a milestone Monday with the creation of two new ministries. Read the rest of this entry
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Indigenous Affairs is no more — departmental split is underway, Liberal government says

Canada’s Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, left, and Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott take part in a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on August 28, 2017.
‘We are tearing down the outdated and paternalistic structure of old,’ Carolyn Bennett says
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News, Dec 4, 2017
Criminalization of Indigenous Communities
Voices-Voix, August 1, 2017
In January 2017, Public Safety Canada (PS) disclosed that the Government Operations Centre (GOC) gathers information on Indigenous rallies for the purpose of “maintaining awareness” of events that may impact the safety and security of Canadians and events effecting the national interest. According to PS, the information gathered consisted generally of the date, location and purpose of the protests and rallies, including in relation to missing and murdered Indigenous women. Natural Resources Canada also reported that they monitor publicly available information such as Twitter, Facebook and media reports regarding protest activities that may impact the department, its employees or facilities. Read the rest of this entry
Government delays shutdown of Indian status-registration amid legislative deadlock
After a Quebec judge refused to give parliament more time to pass a bill to fix sex-based inequities in registration, another judge prevented Monday a complete shut-down of the process — for now
by Marie-Danielle Smith, National Post, July 4, 2017
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has prevented — or at least delayed — a complete shutdown of the Indian status registration system via a last-minute effort.
A Quebec judge decided last week not to give parliament more time to pass an already-overdue law fixing sex-based inequities in the registration system. The rules, found to be unconstitutional, were to be struck down this week. Read the rest of this entry
Chief’s bid to restore funding ‘ridiculous,’ say members of Liard First Nation
Chief Daniel Morris filed documents asking Federal Court to restore First Nation’s control of funding
By Phillippe Morin, CBC News, May 6, 2016
A group of Liard First Nation members is opposed to a recent court action launched by their chief and council.
In early April, Chief Daniel Morris filed court documents in Vancouver asking the Federal Court to restore the First Nation’s control of federal funding.
The First Nation, based in Watson Lake, Yukon, has been under third-party management for two years. The condition was imposed after it fell more than $700,000 in debt and failed to abide by the Federal First Nations Transparency Act. Read the rest of this entry