Archive - Oct 20, 2008
Justice Harry LaForme resigns from the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
October 20, 2008 - 4:11pm | by brianbeatonHead of commission into Indian residential schools resigns
THE CANADIAN PRESS - October 20, 2008
TORONTO - The head of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission has called it quits.
The Canadian Press has learned Justice Harry LaForme resigned from the panel, which is tasked with documenting the experiences of residential school survivors.
AFN and FNCFCS Human Rights complaint on First Nations children in care moving forward
October 20, 2008 - 6:40am | by brianbeatonAFN Press Release ...
National Chief Praises decision regarding Human Rights Complaint on Child Welfare
OTTAWA, Oct. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) executive director Cindy Blackstock praised today's decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to allow a tribunal to hear a human rights complaint regarding First Nations children in state care.