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Five years after call to add Indigenous rights to citizenship guide, no changes made


Five years after call to add Indigenous rights to citizenship guide, no changes made
by Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press
Posted Feb 15, 2021 4:00 am EDT
Last Updated Feb 15, 2021 at 4:13 am EDT
OTTAWA More than five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government to revise the Canadian citizenship oath and exam guide, newcomers still study a book that contains a single paragraph on residential schools and they take an oath that doesn’t refer to treaties with Indigenous Peoples.
Calls for action Nos. 93 and 94 in the commission’s final report in December 2015 called on the government to update the citizenship guide and oath to reflect a more inclusive history of Indigenous Peoples and a recognition of their treaties and rights.  ....

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Time for First Nations GG, says AFN's Bellegarde


Winnipeg Free Press
By: John Chidley-Hill and Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press
Posted:
Last Modified: 10:03 AM CST Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
OTTAWA - With a growing sentiment that Julie Payette s abrupt departure from Rideau Hall provides an opportunity for Canada to have its first Indigenous governor general, Perry Bellegarde laughs when asked if he s been taking French lessons.
Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, takes part in an event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Bellegarde says it s time for Canada to have a First Nations governor general days after Julie Payette announced her resignation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick ....

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