Exploring Theme: "First Nations Initiative"

NationTalk: Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) celebrates Spirit Bear Day, also known as Bear Witness Day, and recognizes it as an opportunity for Manitoba to honour Jordan River Anderson’s legacy and continue the work toward the regional implementation of Jordan’s Principle for First Nations in Manitoba. The reason May...

“Jordan’s ’Principle Service Coordination: A Manitoba Regional Approach to Full Implementation of Jordan’s Principle” released by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. An outcome of “Keewaywin: Our Way Home, Manitoba First Nations Engagement” is an Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs led initiative. It was designed to get First Nations input on the design and delivery of a regional...

Keewaywin: Our Way Home, Manitoba First Nations Engagement is a First-Nations led initiative.  It was created to ensure First Nations design and deliver a regional response to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision to stop discriminating against First Nations children that includes: Full implementation of Jordan’s Principle; and Reform the First Nations Child and Family Services...

First Nations in the Yukon can now receive assistance from the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) in accessing services for children and youth. CYFN is the service coordinator for Jordan’s Principle in the Yukon, helping make sure First Nations children and youth across the territory receive services they need without disruptions, delay, or discrimination....

First Nations Health Consortium (11 First Nations and three Treaty areas representing 28% of total First Nations population) formed to work with Health Canada to deliver Enhanced Service Coordination to uphold Jordon’s Principal....

The Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) pass a resolution calling on the federal and provincial governments to recognize Jordan’s Principle and to adopt a joint statement indicating their commitment to “resolve any jurisdictional or funding dispute that may jeopardize the health of a First Nation’s citizen, without discrimination based on geography, language,...

The AMC Chiefs in Assembly further called for the implementation of Jordan’s Principle by endorsing the “Declaration on Action for Implementation of Jordan’s Principle.”...

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC Chiefs in Assembly passed a resolution that called on the federal and provincial governments to implement the “child first principle” in resolving inter-governmental jurisdictional disputes, and, in honour of the memory of Jordan and with respect to his family and community, that this “child first principle” be termed “Jordan’s...