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National Indigenous News September 29 · 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: First Nation leaders across Northern Ontario are calling for the launch of an Indigenous-led search and rescue pilot program after five missing people, three from the Nishinaabe ASCII Nation communities, were found dead in Thunder Bay this spring.
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  SPEAKER_00: During their annual Kiwewin Conference, Chiefs with NAN, a political territorial organization that represents 49 First Nations across Treaties 9 and 5, voted in favor of a NAN search and rescue pilot project.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program, which would be called NAN SAR, would provide search coordination, trained search personnel and volunteers, family support, crisis response, and other assistance when NAN members are reported missing in the region.
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  SPEAKER_00: NAN itself cannot operate such a program due to its mandate as a political territorial organization.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, it has committed to support a designated operator to lead this work.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thunder Bay Police Chief Darcy Fleury said that he'd welcome a NAN SAR pilot program in the city and acknowledges the importance of indigenous knowledge during searches for missing people.
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  SPEAKER_00: Fleury said he spoke with NAN leaders this summer to discuss their concerns, adding it's important for police and community search groups to be on the same page about expectations, roles, and responsibilities, and what kind of information can be shared publicly during active investigations, especially ones with criminal matters.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is no estimated timeline for when NANSAR could be up and running.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 56th DNA National Assembly officially starts today in Hay River Northwest Territories, hosted by the Catlodeche First Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the next three days, dozens of First Nations groups will discuss a broad range of topics from healthcare to Dene Youth, climate change to caribou.
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  SPEAKER_00: This year's assembly also happens to fall on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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  SPEAKER_00: There will be a special commemoration for that, according to the Dene Nation's agenda, though details have not been released.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some federal cabinet ministers are also scheduled to be at this year's Assembly, according to the DNA Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The territory's MP, Rebecca Alti, who is also the Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations, is scheduled to talk about major projects in the North.
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  SPEAKER_00: Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister responsible for emergency management, is also slated to speak at this year's Assembly.
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  SPEAKER_00: The event is happening just days after Elaine Auger announced her resignation as Catlodeche First Nation chief.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a statement shared on the First Nations Facebook page last week, she said a council member faces allegations of harassment and sexual harassment, though she did not provide details.
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  SPEAKER_00: She said the allegations are having an impact on women in the community and must be addressed through a fair process.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 56th DNA National Assembly wraps up on Thursday.
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  SPEAKER_00: It would bring the total investment through the organization to more than half a billion dollars.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indigenous Services Canada announced Monday it is renewing funding for the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated to deliver through its For Indigenous by Indigenous Housing Initiative.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding will go toward capital developments and renovations to existing Indigenous housing with a focus on addressing urgent and unmet housing needs in urban, rural, and northern communities.
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  SPEAKER_00: The money also builds on the$281.5 million in federal funding previously provided through the first round of the initiative in 2023.
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  SPEAKER_00: The$300 million is part of Ottawa's broader$4 billion urban, rural, and northern Indigenous housing strategy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Under a funding model announced in April, close to$1.7 billion is set to be delivered through Build Canada Homes to Indigenous Housing Providers, while up to$300 million was earmarked for Indigenous Services Canada to move projects already in the pipeline forward as the new Federal Housing Agency develops partnerships with Indigenous providers.
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  SPEAKER_00: During the announcement, it was also teased that an upcoming Federal Indigenous Housing Strategy was to be unveiled later this year.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous news.