News in Aboriginal Issues
Ottawa's first Indigenous peoples court to be announced Friday
The opening of the specialized court is meant to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal justice system.
Canadian teachers lack confidence to discuss Indigenous cultures in class, study says
A study suggests that while teachers may want to instruct about residential schools and include Indigenous culture in their classrooms, they are nervous about saying the wrong thing.
ISAC's Media & Policy News: 18 August 2017
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Ontario Indigenous education agreement hailed as step towards self-governance
The historic deal gives full educational authority to Indigenous communities. Twenty-three member nations of the Anishinabek Nation have signed the agreement.
'Things are getting worse, not better': Activists testifying about Canadian racism to UN panel
Representatives from the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, and Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants are testifying at the UN.
Provincial Government Working to Recruit More Judges from Indigenous and Diverse Communities
Measures include asking applicants from minority groups to self-identify, increasing outreach, and collecting race-based data on applicants and new appointments to strengthen reporting on diversity.
New study suggests link between foster care system and youth homelessness
The study says Canada is creating a group of young people who are at higher risk of becoming homeless because they lack resources when coming out of foster care.
Editorial: Hand the MMIWG inquiry over to Indigenous Canadians
Ottawa would provide a set amount of funding but leave everything to Indigenous Canadians to decide: The inquiry's composition, mission, terms of reference, timelines, methods, objectives.
Legal Aid Ontario to hold consultations on challenges faced by racialized groups
The "school to prison pipeline" starts with suspensions and expulsions of racialized students and can lead to involvement with the criminal justice system later on.
Legal clinic aims to help people who don't officially exist
Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic set up an ID bank to provide vulnerable people with a safe place to store personal documents but found many people had no identification to store.
