June 3, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, a coalition of civil society organizations is calling on all governments in Canada to end deeply embedded racism, sexism, and violence against Indigenous women and girls following the release of the National Inquiry’s…
“Ensuring that the voices of those affected by poverty are heard is absolutely necessary in order to end poverty.” – Amanda Ens, CWP Board Member for Western Region
Groups do not support extension of time or additional funding for National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls until conditions are met
This blog is the second installment in our series for Canada 150 through a poverty and human rights lens.
Child apprehension is a painful and complex issue – an issue that becomes even more challenging with an understanding of those groups who are overrepresented in foster care. Without a doubt, the most affected group in this regard is Indigenous…
By Zoey Feder Along with the Indian Act, which has enormously limited resources and continually confined Aboriginal rights, the residential school system has left in its bloody wake a legacy of intergenerational trauma and systemic poverty.