Proponents of Bill C-15 -- including leaders from major Indigenous groups AFN, ITK and MNC -- hail the senate's passing of Bill C-15 (aka the UNDRIP bill), now set to become law. The federal government makes its final case in court to quash the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's expansion of Jordan’s Principle and compensation to First Nations families for the underfunding of child welfare. As supporters of the late Kristian Ayoungman gathered outside the courthouse, the trial of his accused shooter Brandon Giffen concludes. A federal and provincial joint review panel rejects the proposed Grassy Mountain coal mining project in southern Alberta. Leaders from the Heiltsuk Nation and the B.C. government sign a reconciliation agreement. In the latest “Stories of Survival" profile, we meet Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor Stanley Paul Sr.

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