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Brett Forester

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Brett Forester is a reporter with CBC Indigenous in Ottawa. He is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in southern Ontario who previously worked as a journalist with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.

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    AFN national chief pens 'concerned' letter to Caring Society on child welfare reform talks

    Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has penned a "concerned" letter to child advocate Cindy Blackstock, amid uncertainty about the future of long-term reform for the on-reserve child welfare system.
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    Canada won't go back to the table, so a First Nations child advocate goes back to court

    Canada says it will not negotiate in line with Assembly of First Nations resolutions rejecting a $47.8-billion proposal to reform the on-reserve child welfare system. That means it's back to the legal battlefield for child advocate Cindy Blackstock.
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    Trial stayed against 98-year-old nun accused of historic sex crimes at residential and day schools

    An Ottawa nun accused of sex crimes at northern Ontario residential and day schools in the 1960s and 1970s has received a stay of proceedings due to evidence issues. Francoise Seguin denies the allegations, court heard on Tuesday.
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    Métis National Council begins high-stakes trial against former leaders

    The Métis National Council alleges a former administration conspired in a scorched earth campaign to seriously harm it and empower the Manitoba Métis Federation. The civil trial has sixty-eight days scheduled and more than 1,200 exhibits tendered already in Toronto's Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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    First Nations leaders urge Canada to renew national talks on $47.8B child welfare reform settlement

    First Nations leaders are urging Canada to reconsider its decision not to renew national negotiations on a $47.8-billion proposal to reform the on-reserve child welfare system long term, after chiefs rejected the offer last fall.
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    NDP accuses Liberals of dividing First Nations by refusing new national talks on child welfare reform

    An NDP MP says the Liberal government is breaking promises and pitting First Nations against each other by refusing to renew national negotiations on child and family services reform, after chiefs rejected Ottawa’s $47.8-billion settlement offer last fall.
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    Canada tells AFN it won't negotiate nationally on First Nations child welfare reform

    Canada has told the Assembly of First Nations that Ottawa has no mandate to negotiate nationally after chiefs rejected a $47.8-billion offer to reform the on-reserve child welfare system long term. Instead, the federal government is opting to continue negotiations with First Nations leaders in Ontario to strike a region-specific deal.
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    Canada challenges order to address Jordan's Principle backlog

    Indigenous Services Canada is going to court to overturn an order requiring it to immediately address a backlog of requests at the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations youth in need.
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    Some Indigenous leaders praise Trudeau's government, others point to promises not kept

    Indigenous leaders are reacting to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to shut down Parliament until March and resign once the Liberals select a successor. The move will kill key bills impacting Indigenous people and mean greater uncertainty for other initiatives.
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    Canada spent $14.5M fighting First Nations child advocate in court

    Federal governments both Conservative and Liberal spent at least $14.5 million fighting prominent First Nations child advocate Cindy Blackstock in court over the last 18 years. Blackstock says the figure is "really disappointing," while an NDP MP calls it "appalling."
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