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National Indigenous News May 14 · 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: A judge threw out an Alberta separatist petition Wednesday ruling the province had a duty to consult with First Nations, a decision quickly declared anti-democratic by Premier Danielle Smith.
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  SPEAKER_00: Justice Shana Leonard also said Alberta's chief electoral officer should never have issued the referendum petition.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lawyers for several First Nations argued last month that Alberta's referendum process and its use by separatists is unconstitutional as there's no requirement for indigenous consultation.
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  SPEAKER_00: They also said separation would violate treaty rights.
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  SPEAKER_00: Government lawyers defended the process and pushed for the Separatist petition to play out.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quote, as a matter of logic and common sense, there could be no doubt that Alberta's secession from Canada will have an impact on treaties seven and eight, Leonard wrote in her decision.
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  SPEAKER_00: Leonard said legislation passed in December amending the citizen-initiated referendum process put in motion a series of required steps that engage the duty to consult.
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  SPEAKER_00: Other First Nations and Metis groups applauded the ruling Wednesday, with one chief warning that any attempt by Smith to bypass the court decision would be considered an attack on indigenous people, the premier in a separate news conference promised in appeal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yukon families will benefit from new early learning and child care spaces that will be created with funding support from the government of the Yukon and the Government of Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Council of Yukon First Nations will receive$694,000 over two years to renovate a commercial space in Whitehorse and create up to 14 Yukon First Nations-led licensed early learning and child care spaces.
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  SPEAKER_00: The new child care program will offer a unique opportunity to expand the organization's continuum of care for Yukon First Nations and Indigenous families.
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  SPEAKER_00: $581,000 over two years will also be used to renovate an existing space in Whitehorse and create up to 28 francophone licensed early learning and child care spaces.
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  SPEAKER_00: The overall funding program focuses on four priorities identified during engagement on modernizing the Childcare Act, including increased access to early learning and childcare in underserved communities in the rural Yukon, and increased access to indigenous-led early learning and child care, as well as francophone-based programs.
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  SPEAKER_00: As of March 2025, there were 2,345 licensed child care spaces in 79 licensed early learning and child care centers and family home programs across the territory.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of those centers and programs, nine are owned or operated by First Nations governments.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through a new partnership with the city of North Battleford, MGBHLM Security is set to provide low-level security services that utilize a culturally appropriate framework.
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  SPEAKER_00: Mosquito Grizzly Bears head lean man First Nation chief Tanya Stone said she is enthusiastic for the pilot project and the relationship it will create between her First Nation and the city.
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  SPEAKER_00: The security company will be doing patrols in the downtown area daily and working alongside the RCMP to keep the heart of the city safe.
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  SPEAKER_00: The security company is hoping to bring more empathy to the streets as a lot of the employees know the people and the families of people they will be working with who are struggling with substances and hardships.
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  SPEAKER_00: The pilot project is scheduled to run until December.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.