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National Indigenous News October 8 · 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: The Nunatukavut Community Council in Labrador is fighting Canada's decision to deny the group indigenous rights under Section 35 of the Constitution.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a federal court application, the council says the Canadian government ignored historical and genealogical evidence when it ended Indigenous rights talks with the group last month.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dated late last week, the application seeks to quash the government's decision to abandon talks with the council.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Nunatuka Vut Community Council says it represents about 6,000 Inuit in southern and central Labrador, though it is not recognized by other Inuit groups, including the Inuit Nunatsieavut government in Northern Labrador.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last month, Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada said information provided by the Council did not meet established tests for rights under Section 35 of the Constitution.
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  SPEAKER_00: Section 35 of the Constitution Act recognizes and affirms Indigenous and Treaty rights.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a news release Monday, the community council said it received affirming messages and feedback from Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada about its claim for rights.
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  SPEAKER_00: The department had told the council it had met a test to proceed to land claim negotiations, the release said.
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  SPEAKER_00: The council also accused the federal government of bowing to pressure from other indigenous groups and ignoring evidence in favor of internal advice.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Saskatchewan, the seven First Nations of the Saskatoon Tribal Council are getting more money to improve their control over how children are cared for, signing a$269 million agreement with the federal government Wednesday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tribal Chief Mark Arkand and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gilmasty made the announcement at the Dakota Dunes Resort just outside Saskatoon.
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  SPEAKER_00: A news release from Indigenous Services Canada said it marks the first regional agreement in Canada outside Ontario with funding covering what the federal government calls the full continuum of care.
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  SPEAKER_00: That includes prevention and housing supports meant to deal with problems before a child is taken into care, services for families already involved in the child welfare system, as well as money to build, buy, and repair facilities and delivering supports for youth aging out of care and young adults who were formerly in care.
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  SPEAKER_00: Gulmasty said too many First Nations children are separated from their families and raised in systems that were not designed with indigenous communities in mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said the goal is fewer children entering care, shorter stays when intervention is needed, and ideally none in care at all.
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  SPEAKER_00: Arcan said the agreement is a step toward full First Nations jurisdiction over child welfare under federal law.
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  SPEAKER_00: Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is already on that path, and Whitecap Dakota Nation is working toward it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alberta is directing$2 million this year toward 14 community-driven initiatives aimed at lowering youth suicide rates across the province.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding supports partnerships with local organizations that design tailored programs reflecting the specific needs of the young people they serve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Alberta's overall suicide rate stands at roughly 14 per 100,000 people, exceeding the national average.
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  SPEAKER_00: Among Indigenous youth in the province, the rate is five to six times higher than for their non Indigenous peers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chinnokee First Nation, Sucker Creek First Nation, and the Fort Mackay Metis Nation Association are some of the communities receiving funding.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous news.