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CIRN-ACK! Leaked Government document outlines the Indian Department’s “Indigenous Agenda” and “Accomplishments” for 2019-2020

In February 2019 Anishinaabeg communities in Ontario will vote to ratify a regional self-government agreement. While there are some expanded powers and new resources for communities, the Agreement is founded on outdated federal policies.

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Better Late Than Never? Canada’s Reluctant Recognition of Métis Rights and Self-Government

While the emerging rights framework is certainly limited and based on the flawed presumption of Canadian sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples, this new channel of dialogue with the Crown for the Métis National Council, its five governing members, and the Métis Settlement General Council is itself a fairly profound development.

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