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National Indigenous News July 1 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Darrell Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit Tapuri Canatami leader Natan Obed agreed Tuesday there is room to improve the relationship between Ottawa and Inuit as they kicked off a meeting of the Inuit to Crown Partnership Committee.
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  SPEAKER_00: Carney is in Kujawak, Quebec with six of his cabinet ministers for a meeting with Inuit leaders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Inuit Tapuri Canatami hosted an Arctic Security and Sovereignty Summit earlier this month.
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  SPEAKER_00: It culminated in a call for the federal government to be a better partner and ITK's rejection of what it called outdated colonial approaches to Arctic policy that repeat Canada's past mistakes of marginalizing Inuit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Other issues on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting included Arctic sovereignty, security and defense, housing and food security, the proposed Inuit university, and Inuit Health and Wellness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Carney said there were other areas where Ottawa and Inuit could deepen cooperation, particularly on Arctic security and defense.
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  SPEAKER_00: A group of archaeologists at Memorial University have voiced their support for the Inu Nation, saying the Newfoundland and Labrador government has undermined public trust and harmed Inu people.
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  SPEAKER_00: The comments were made in a letter signed by seven professors from Memorial's archaeology department and shared publicly by the Inu Nation on Thursday.
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  SPEAKER_00: The letter is the latest development in a dispute between the indigenous group in Labrador and the provincial government, which the Inu Nation says stems from the province espousing a fringe theory that Inu arrived in Labrador just 300 years ago after the Europeans.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Inu Nation says the theory erases thousands of years of Inu history in the region.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the archaeologists' letter, they also opposed the theory, saying it employed a colonialist logic.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Inu Nation announced last week it was canceling their cultural exhibit, which was set to open in Labrador on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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  SPEAKER_00: Premier Tony Wacom and Leela Evans, Minister for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, met with the Inu Nation shortly after, but there was no resolution.
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  SPEAKER_00: Evans said last week that the government met with the Inu Nation and it hopes to find a respectful resolution to this dispute.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new group supporting Indigenous cancer patients and their families is hosting sessions in Regina, Saskatchewan with plans in place to expand to other cities.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Grief and Loss program was launched in February and is now in its second cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: Grounded in First Nations and Metis worldviews, the group recognizes grief as a holistic experience.
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  SPEAKER_00: The group meets once a week at First Nations and Metis Health Services in Pasqua Hospital, and the sessions are led by a Metis Elder.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is now looking for creative ways to support.
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  SPEAKER_00: A First Nations Metis Cancer strategy is being developed through collaboration between Indigenous partners, community members, and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks to positive feedback from patients and families, there are now plans to expand to Saskatoon and other cities.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency said there are plans to continue improving all services to ensure earlier diagnosis and better outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.