Minister Carolyn Bennett

One year ago today, we marked an historic milestone on the path of reconciliation with the Ahiarmiut. I attended a special ceremony in Arviat, NU to apologize to the Ahiarmiut, on behalf of the Government of Canada, for past wrongs related to multiple relocations in the 1950s. http://ow.ly/SlsI50y2uWi

Our Gathering 2020 is a three-day event held on the shared traditional territories of the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation. It is... co-hosted by the First Nations Leadership Council, comprised of the First Nations Summit, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. The event provides a space for meaningful discussions between First Nations leaders, youth, community members and the Government of Canada. See more

The First Nations Fiscal Management Act enables First Nations to access long-term financing at preferred rates. Since January 2020, 6 additional First Nation communities have opted into the Act! Learn more: http://ow.ly/bMRR50y13QB

Less than a week until Our Gathering 2020 in Vancouver, BC! Follow us here on @GCIndigenous from January 21 to 23 for event updates and visit our photo albu...m for all the highlights. To join or follow the conversation on Twitter, use hashtags #OurGathering2020, #kexwkexwntsútchet and #tsqqipct ! UBCIC BC Assembly of First Nations See more

Today, thousands of Indigenous people who suffered harm by attending federally-operated Indian Day Schools will be able to seek compensation through the Federal Indian Day Schools settlement. This settlement represents a historic step forward toward healing and justice for former students and their families. By working with survivors on their priorities, together we are able to address the harms caused. Canada remains committed to righting historical wrongs, and will continue to work with survivors in the spirit of healing, commemoration and reconciliation. http://ow.ly/9oFo50xU1Ew