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How successful are the 24 Faculties of Law in implementing Call to Action # 28?
CORRECTION: The Université du Québec à Montréal commitment to Call to Action # 28 has been corrected to 100% (5 out of 5) to reflect that they have implemented Indigenous content in multiple courses that address the content requirements for this Call to Action. The 24 Faculties of Law in Canada have taken widely different
What’ s New in Indigenous Watchdog: 215 New Entries: March 1 – March 31, 2024
Calls to Action (C2A) Status: April 1, 2024 Not Started Stalled In Progress Complete 15 20 46 13 16.0% 21.3% 48.9% 13.8% Status Legacy Calls to Action(1-42) + 50-52, 62-65 Reconciliation Calls to Action(43-94) Not Started 2, 9, 10, 26, 34, 42, 51, 52, 64 45, 46, 47, 55, 56, 89 Stalled 6, 8, 12,
What’s New In Indigenous Watchdog: 218 new Entries: Feb. 1 – Feb. 29, 2024
80 Positive Actions vs 106 Negative Actions NOTE: Calls to Action (C2A) Status: March 1, 2024 Not Started Stalled In Progress Complete 15 20 46 13 16.0% 21.3% 48.9% 13.8% Status Legacy Calls to Action(1-42) + 50-52, 62-65 Reconciliation Calls to Action(43-94) Not Started 2, 9, 10, 26, 34, 42, 51, 52, 64 45, 46,
What is the Truth about Reconciliation? 2023 Year-End Review: Indigenous Watchdog
Indigenous Watchdog monitors and reports on critical Indigenous issues including all 94 Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (C2A). The intent is threefold: This is the fourth year of tracking progress. Unfortunately, reporting of relevant data from the various levels of government continues to be a major problem. Good policy and program development requires good
What’s New In Indigenous Watchdog: 207 New Entries: Jan. 1 – Jan. 31, 2024
77 Positive Actions vs 90 Negative Actions Calls to Action (C2A) Status: February 1, 2024 Not Started Stalled In Progress Complete 15 20 46 13 16.0% 21.3% 48.9% 13.8% Status Legacy Calls to Action(1-42) + 50-52, 62-65 Reconciliation Calls to Action(43-94) Not Started 2, 9, 10, 26, 34, 42, 51, 52, 64 45, 46, 47,
Canada says that 85% of the TRC Calls to Action are either complete or well under way. Really?
On December 15, 2023 the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement to mark the eighth anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report: “Today marks the eighth anniversary of the Final Report
Petition to the Government of Canada from Uxbridge Secondary School about prioritizing TRC Calls to Action 2, 9, 19 and 30
Students from the Uxbridge Secondary School Grade 12 Contemporary Indigenous Issues class have created a petition (e-4685) – linked below – directed at the Canadian Government to: Acknowledge the priority importance in the completion of the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission ) Calls 2, 9, 19 and 30, and to fulfill its commitment to the
2023 was not a good year for Reconciliation
2023 started off bad and ended up worse. On January 23 federal, provincial and territory ministers refused to invite any of the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council or the Inuit Tapariit Kanatami to participate in the national health funding meetings being held in Ottawa beginning Feb. 7. Just 18 months