Associated Press (AP.org, Oct. 31, 2017); Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Tribes in Columbia River Gorge hit by White House decision
SALEM, Oregon - The Trump administration is neglecting the U.S. government's obligation to build new homes for American Indians whose original abodes were submerged by dams along the Columbia River, members of Congressional delegations from Oregon and Washington state said.
The promised new homes haven't been built yet even though decades have passed since the dams were built. Now a funding decision by the White House's Office of Management and Budget has put even the preparation work on hold. More
Canada to pay reparations to First Nations
- Canada agrees to reparations for all residential school victims... (culturalsurvival.org) On May 30, 2017, the Canadian government signed an agreement with the Assembly of First Nations... According to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, throughout the...will recommend the actual amount that should be paid out for reparation.
- Canada to pay millions in Indigenous lawsuit over forced [baby thefts by whites] (nytimes.com, Oct. 6, 2017) The settlement — affecting as many as 30,000 Native Americans — is part of a broader... Chief Marcia Brown Martel of the Beaverhouse First Nation near Kirkland...
- UN wants Canada to apologize, pay reparations for black slavery (dailycaller.com) The United Nations Human Rights Council says Canada should apologize and pay reparations for slavery and other forms... The UN council recommends that it resemble the current federal department that serves “Indigenous Peoples.”... of first nations Canadians...
- Killing aboriginals with our "kindness" (National Post) Creating treaties that forced generations of native Canadians into a... 850,000 aboriginal people — benefits other Canadians have to pay for...
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