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National Indigenous News August 20 · 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 Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Organizers of a new training program say they hope it helps prepare frontline workers to support Indigenous people who have experienced forced or coerced sterilization.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Survivor's Circle for Reproductive Justice launched the training program at the end of July with the first session in Alberta.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Survivor's Circle provides support to survivors of forced and coerced sterilization and advocates for reproductive justice.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program comes on the heels of the passing of legislation to add forced and coerced sterilization to the criminal code.
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  SPEAKER_00: A 2022 Senate report said forced and coerced sterilization disproportionately impacted marginalized groups, including indigenous women, black and racialized women, and people with disabilities.
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  SPEAKER_00: A study published in May documented 77 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women between 1956 and 2023 in Quebec.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Survivor Circle said they are focused on broadening people's understanding about consent and what it means today for an Indigenous person accessing the healthcare system in Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: The first training session focused on supporting survivors as they go through their healing journey, from those who've known what happened to them for a long time to those just realizing what's happened to them.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Survivor Circle plans to adapt and deliver the training program across other sectors.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Saskatchewan Safety Agency, Prince Albert Grand Council, and Meadow Lake Tribal Council have signed an agreement for collaboration on fighting wildfires.
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  SPEAKER_00: The memorandum of understanding is designed to formalize the partnerships between the Public Safety Agency and jurisdictions where wildfires break out.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a press release, the province said the MOU also includes Indigenous Services Canada and the Canadian Forest Service bringing federal participation into discussions.
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  SPEAKER_00: The First Nations Wildfire Strategy Working Group is also included in the agreement, and the province says it will provide a forum to share local and traditional knowledge and lessons learned from previous wildfire events.
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  SPEAKER_00: The chiefs of the Prince Albert Grand Council and the Meadow Lake Tribal Council said working together to find a better solution to fight fires is a step in the right direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new hub and mobile unit for youth mental health services in the Yukon has received millions in new federal funding.
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  SPEAKER_00: $6.6 million in new spending was announced Wednesday at the BYETE Empowering Youth Society Building in Whitehorse.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funds will go towards the territory's integrated youth services project, which Byte will operate.
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  SPEAKER_00: A physical hub in Whitehorse will connect youth with services for mental health, housing, employment, and education under one roof.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is set to become the first integrated youth services hub established in the territories.
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  SPEAKER_00: A mobile wellness unit will be staffed by mental health professionals who will also deliver services to rural and remote communities across the territory.
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  SPEAKER_00: The organization also hopes to have an Indigenous elder in residence to provide cultural services and medicine, and they are aiming to launch the two programs in the summer of 2027.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.