Actions and Commitments:
Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism"
Updates on this page: 3
(Filtered by Indigenous Group "First Nations")
June 19, 2024
PM says he will apologize for First Nations child welfare discrimination
Official apology part of agreement feds made in $23B settlement agreement Posted: Jun 19, 2024 7:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 20 CBC News: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to publicly apologize for the discrimination faced by First Nations children and their families because of the federal government’s child welfare policies, CBC News has...
June 13, 2023
CMA announces the beginning of an apology process for harms to Indigenous Peoples in health care
NationTalk: In 2015, Ted Quewezance spoke on the floor of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) annual meeting, the first residential school survivor to address that gathering in its more than 150-year history. In a speech that brought many to tears (including me), Ted talked about Indigenous Peoples reaching out to the Canadian physicians, hoping that they would...
May 3, 2021
Systemic Racism throughout Alberta Services
Research, data, and information collected from consultations with key stakeholders indicate that systemic racism—in the health, education, child welfare, housing, and justice (including policing and corrections) systems—is a major issue facing Indigenous Peoples in Alberta. The Alberta Human Rights Commission is launching an Indigenous Human Rights Strategy to guide the Commission’s practices and initiatives with...