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National Indigenous News July 2 · 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 Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs opened its Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Unit to the public for the first time this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: The unit was established last year to address the ongoing crisis of violence, disappearances, and systemic inquiries impacting First Nations peoples in Manitoba, according to AMC.
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  SPEAKER_00: The unit provides culturally safe, trauma-informed, and community-led supports to families and communities affected by violence and disappearances while advancing justice, awareness, and systemic change.
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  SPEAKER_00: Supports include helping families navigate active cases, transportation, and housing for people escaping unsafe situations, as well as community outreach through events such as Manitoba's inaugural Blue Jean Jacket Day.
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  SPEAKER_00: The unit also has an on-site clothing donation box and is able to offer approximately 100 cell phones a month through a partnership with TELUS.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs also is not alone in the work.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are doing so alongside a partnership with Destiny Recovery and Wellness Center, an Indigenous-led addictions recovery service located in the Interlake area of Manitoba.
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  SPEAKER_00: The unit is also in constant collaboration with Manitoba Kiwate Naui Ogamaganak and the Southern Chiefs Organization to support vulnerable people in all areas of the province.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Winnipeg Police Service is also supporting the endeavor through its Indigenous liaison team.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Yukon government says it's planning to meet with First Nations leaders as it moves toward rewriting the territory's outdated mining laws.
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  SPEAKER_00: The new minerals legislation will eventually replace the territory's Courts Mining Act and Placer Act, which date back to the gold rush and include outdated royalty rules.
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  SPEAKER_00: The laws have been under a review since 2021.
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  SPEAKER_00: The previous Liberal government made it as far as creating a draft framework right before it was voted out of office last November.
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  SPEAKER_00: That framework was met with mixed reviews, especially from First Nations leaders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the Yukon Party government says it's picking up where the Liberals left off.
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  SPEAKER_00: On Tuesday, the government announced two new working groups that will bring First Nations leaders to the table.
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  SPEAKER_00: A collaborative development group will include territorial and First Nations government officials.
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  SPEAKER_00: They'll meet with industry representatives and technical experts.
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  SPEAKER_00: An oversight group, consisting of the Chiefs Committee on Mining and the Mines Minister, will receive recommendations from the development group and make its own suggestions for the new legislation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The engagement with First Nations had stopped at the conclusion of the Liberal government's tenure.
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  SPEAKER_00: These working groups will restart the conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The first meetings are still being organized, but it is expected they will take place this summer.
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  SPEAKER_00: About 100 kilometers north of Winnipeg, on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, a village is being built where indigenous girls, women, and two-spirit people will be able to heal from the trauma of sexual exploitation within a supportive community guided by indigenous matriarchs.
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  SPEAKER_00: The model is based on traditional knowledge and designed by Indigenous women who've been working with exploited indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people for decades.
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  SPEAKER_00: The workers constructing the village, which is expected to be finished in the fall, are women enrolled in the program and employment by a construction company called the Healing Village, which operates as a social enterprise.
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  SPEAKER_00: The project is one of twelve to receive funding from the Archdiocese of Winnipeg's Indigenous Reconciliation Fund.
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  SPEAKER_00: In 2021, the Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada committed to raising$30 million for healing and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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  SPEAKER_00: To date, more than$25 million has been raised.
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  SPEAKER_00: Other projects supported by this reconciliation fund include a program exploring the impact of residential schools at Sandy Bay First Nation, workshops to educate youth organized by the Tutanawazabing First Nation Elder Circle, a four day healing vigil organized by the Sandy Bay Ojibwe First Nation Elder Council, and the new ceremonial arbor for Rolling River First Nation, as well as the construction of a learning lodge at the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national indigenous news.