Archive - Mar 15, 2011

New government appointed head of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal dismisses First Nations claim

AFN press releaseĀ 

Assembly of First Nations Disappointed and Concerned About the Welfare of First Nations Children Following Decision by Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

OTTAWA, March 15 /CNW/ - Yesterday, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled to dismiss a 2007 complaint filed by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCSC) on discrimination caused by unequal funding for First Nation children in the child welfare system.