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Government of Canada and Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs announce partnership
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous peoples to right the wrongs of our past and pave the way for a new relationship based on rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership.
Right whale presence in Gulf of St. Lawrence leads to season-long fishing closures
The presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has led the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to close certain grid areas to fishing for the season.
Federal COVID-19 Indigenous business relief still leaves ‘critical gaps,’ says financial organization
A First Nations financial organization in the Atlantic region is voicing concern over the exclusion of band-owned, non-taxable businesses in federal financial relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marshall Decision at 20
OTTAWA, ON (October 24, 2019): In 1999, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case brought forward by Donald Marshall Jr., finding that...
Transformative change underway at Fisheries and Oceans Canada to advance reconciliation
A news release from the Government of Canada about how DFO is proceeding to advance reconciliation with First Nations across Canada.