by AAEDIRP News AAEDIRP News | Jun 30, 2020
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. In that spirit, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,...
by AAEDIRP News AAEDIRP News | Jun 2, 2020
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.The effort is intended to protect the highly endangered right whales, which have...
by AAEDIRP News AAEDIRP News | May 8, 2020
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.In April, the federal government announced $306.8...
by AAEDIRP News AAEDIRP News | Oct 25, 2019
OTTAWA, ON (October 24, 2019): In 1999, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case brought forward by Donald Marshall Jr., finding that the 18th century “peace and friendship” treaties between the British government and Mi’kmaq and Maliseet had to be...
by AAEDIRP News AAEDIRP News | Sep 11, 2019
A news release from the Government of Canada about how DFO is proceeding to advance reconciliation with First Nations across Canada. Ottawa, Ontario- The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples, based on the recognition of...
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