/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6718/all en /newsroom/cindy-blackstock Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:21:04 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 271899 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-indigenous-initiatives-mcgill-university-331644 <p>In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month 2021 to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.</p> Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:35:11 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269898 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/supreme-court-national-energy-board-needs-consult-indigenous-peoples-over-energy-projects-269128 <p>“The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct this disruptive activity.” (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-ruling-indigenous-rights-1.4221698">CBC</a>)</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:01:33 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32100 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canada-discriminates-against-children-reserves-258125 <p>"The federal government discriminates against First Nation children on reserves by failing to provide the same level of child welfare services that exist elsewhere, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled." (Source: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/canada-discriminates-against-children-on-reserves-tribunal-rules-1.3419480">CBC</a>)</p> Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:51:06 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25161 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/perceived-threat-aboriginals-and-visible-minorities-255277 <p>Canadian cities that have significant visible minority and Aboriginal populations have bigger police forces than those without. No matter what the actual level of crime. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:27:50 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24472 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/truth-and-reconciliation-report-out-june-2-253183 <p> Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:46:38 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24099 at /newsroom