Canada, Churches Appeal Residential School Decisions
Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
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Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.
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Reports on compensation legislation for child abuse cases and how inequitable settlements have been inadequate.
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Chronicles the history of the Inuit people from their origins, in the prehistoric period, through to European contact and the formation of Nunavut. The article also discusses Inuit possibilities for the future.
Comments on government and church reaction to abuse allegations at Aboriginal residential schools in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Senator and Metis leader, Thelma Chalifoux, believes that political lobby groups, like the Assembly of First Nations, should not take over social programs provided for First Nations because, as she argues, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service.
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Highlights the different views the Minister of Indian Affairs and the Assembly of First Nations national chief have in regards to what constitutes First Nations' major and pressing issues.
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Chief and president Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) advocates First Nations return to traditional tribal governing entities.
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Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.
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Discusses whether the federal government will choose to initiate alternative dispute resolution as opposed to litigation in resolving the 700 Indian Residential school lawsuits in British Columbia.
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Focuses on the residential school survivors conference theme of pressure strategies for improved claim resolution
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Examines the decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the violation of Cree rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.
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