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National Indigenous News October 12 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is the look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Supreme Court of Canada says in cases where an Indigenous offender commits an offense against an intimate partner who is an Indigenous woman, a judge must apply sentencing principles related to both Indigenous offenders and victims of crime in a harmonious way.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a 5-4 judgment, the top court provided guidance and set out a new framework for determining an appropriate sentence in such cases.
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  SPEAKER_00: The court says indigenous people are disproportionately and excessively imprisoned, while indigenous women and girls suffer from unacceptably high levels of violence and abuse.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says both of these issues have been shaped by the experiences of colonization, and addressing them together is central to the ongoing process of reconciliation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The ruling comes in the case of a Mi'kmaq man with severe mental health challenges who was sentenced in Nova Scotia to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault against his partner, a Mi'kmaq woman.
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  SPEAKER_00: A majority of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to three years, and the Supreme Court ruled the three-year sentence should stand.
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  SPEAKER_00: Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, Mandy Gulmasty, gave a brief update on the forensic audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which asked the organization to account for$34 million in expenses.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government has since instructed the FSIN to repay more than$28 million of that spending.
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  SPEAKER_00: In August, during another visit to Saskatchewan, Gulmasty said Indigenous Services Canada had completed the audit and shared the outcome with the FSIN, but was still awaiting a response at the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Gulmasty said it is important to her that the accountability from regional leadership is demonstrated and is provided to all of the communities that are represented by FSIN.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said ISC will await response after sending the final letter.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Ontario, community members gathered last month to witness the signing of a relationship protocol between the Perry Sound Friendship Center and District of Perry Sound Social Services Administration Board.
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  SPEAKER_00: The protocol signed on September 10th aims to implement Indigenous-led early learning and childcare into service delivery by committing the center and board to partner in creating accessible culturally grounded services and affirming Indigenous data sovereignty.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is intended as a step toward healing what colonial systems have disrupted for Indigenous families and children by restoring a sense of belonging and identity while creating spaces that reflect and celebrate their culture.
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  SPEAKER_00: A pillar of the protocol, according to a media release, is ensuring that the working relationship is grounded in cultural safety, mutual accountability, transparency, and collaboration.
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  SPEAKER_00: The commitments include relationship building between partners and creating culturally relevant service delivery that is responsive to community needs and feedback.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are plans to make services like childcare, cultural programming, and family support all accessible in one place at the Perry Sound Friendship Center.
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  SPEAKER_00: An additional foundation of the agreement is the affirmed right of Indigenous communities to have ownership, control, access, and stewardship over their data.
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  SPEAKER_00: Under this agreement, the Friendship Center has authority of data relevant to Indigenous families and their children.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next step in this process is for the Provincial Federation to gain support from the Ministry for an Indigenous led funding model where funding is allocated to manage, administrate, and distribute money to Indigenous community service providers like the Perry Sound Friendship Center for early learning and child care programs.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.