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National Indigenous News May 11 · 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: Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Golmasty says$8.5 billion will begin flowing to Ontario First Nations May 29th to reclaim their child welfare systems.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding stems from a landmark settlement agreement reached between the federal government and 131 Ontario First Nations for long-term reform of on-reserve child and family services in their communities.
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  SPEAKER_00: The deal was approved last March by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indigenous Services Canada estimates it will make approximately$158 million of the$8.5 billion available by the end of the month.
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  SPEAKER_00: The amount that each First Nation will receive will depend on its population, remoteness, and other factors.
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  SPEAKER_00: The settlement funding is being delivered on top of money communities are already receiving for child and family services.
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  SPEAKER_00: It will be given to First Nations and to Child and Family Service providers.
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  SPEAKER_00: First Nations and service providers are expected to report regularly to Indigenous Services Canada on the use of the funding received under the agreement.
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  SPEAKER_00: If necessary and justified, the department said it may undertake audits.
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  SPEAKER_00: GOMASTE also said negotiations are taking place with First Nations in Treaty 8 and 6 in Western Canada, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and First Nations in Atlantic Canada and Quebec.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, or ITAC CEO Keith Henry, says the organization is pausing operations and that all remaining staff have been laid off other than himself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quote, I am now the only active employee at ITAC, working without pay to keep the most basic functions of the organization in place.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of our programs and services are paused until further notice.
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  SPEAKER_00: To be perfectly clear, ITAC is in crisis, he wrote in a post on the organization's website.
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  SPEAKER_00: Henry said the cause was a financial situation caused by a 100% reduction in support from Indigenous Services Canada and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, as well as late payments from funding partners.
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  SPEAKER_00: Henry said federal funds for the 2026-27 fiscal year are at zero dollars.
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  SPEAKER_00: ITAC said it's working with an organization based in the United Kingdom called the Passion Project Foundation for funding.
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  SPEAKER_00: According to Henry, the charitable foundation had committed to investing$245 million over seven years.
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  SPEAKER_00: The money would be used in support of ITAC's 2025-26 operational plan to fully rebuild the industry to pre-2018 levels.
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  SPEAKER_00: Henry said he will provide weekly updates online as the situation unfolds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pegua's First Nation singer-songwriter William Prince will take the stage in Toronto next month to kick off the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremonies alongside other Canadian and international music stars.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quote, it's such a joy and privilege to represent my home community of the Pegua's First Nation and Canada on the world's biggest stage for the FIFA World Cup, Prince wrote in a social media post this weekend.
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  SPEAKER_00: The folk country star said each FIFA opening ceremony will reflect the unique spirit and energy of its host nation as the tournament takes over cities across North America.
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  SPEAKER_00: Toronto's opening ceremony on June 12th will include performances by Alanis Morissette, Alesia Cara, Eliana, Jesse Reyes, Michael Buble, Sanjoy, William Prince, and others.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.