Indigenous peoples of North America

Sycuan Awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating for Third Consecutive Year

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sycuan Casino Resort announced today that the organization has been awarded the AAA Four Diamond Rating for the third consecutive year.

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  • SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sycuan Casino Resort announced today that the organization has been awarded the AAA Four Diamond Rating for the third consecutive year.
  • According to AAA, to receive a Four Diamond Rating an establishment must be upscale in all areas.
  • "We are honored to once again receive the AAA Four Diamond Rating and be ranked among the top hotels in the nation," said Rob Cinelli, general manager, Sycuan Casino Resort.
  • AAA evaluates nearly 27,000 hotels throughout the year and only 6.5 percent make the Four Diamond list.For more information about AAA Inspections and Diamond Ratings, visit www.aaa.com/diamonds .

Indigenous Innovation Takes Centre Stage in Charting the Way Forward

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ -In Indigenous communities across Canada, innovation and tradition have always gone hand in hand.

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  • TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ -In Indigenous communities across Canada, innovation and tradition have always gone hand in hand.
  • "Canada's Indigenous peoples are the original innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs on these lands," said Dale Sturges, National Director, Indigenous Financial Services Group, RBC.
  • Some examples include:
    Mick Appaqaq, an Inuit entrepreneur who drew upon the Indigenous tradition of knowledge sharing to develop social media platform SIKU.
  • INUA, a stunning inaugural art exhibit where Inuit artists and curators are illuminating a new way forward at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG).

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society celebrates declaration of Indigenous-led protection of the Saskatchewan River Delta by Cumberland House Cree Nation

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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A recent public opinion survey commissioned by CPAWS found that 79% of Saskatchewan residents supported greater environmental stewardship of the Delta.

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  • A recent public opinion survey commissioned by CPAWS found that 79% of Saskatchewan residents supported greater environmental stewardship of the Delta.
  • "CPAWS Saskatchewan is proud to play a supporting role to Cumberland House Cree Nation as they continue to achieve their conservation-focused vision for their traditional territory and the Saskatchewan River Delta, said Gord Vaadeland, Executive Director, CPAWS-SK.
  • CPAWS will continue to work with all partners in developing a co-management plan for the Saskatchewan River Delta.
  • This Declaration is a powerful demonstration of Indigenous leadership in conservation by Cumberland House Cree Nation.

Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation acquires 100 per cent ownership of Backwoods Energy Services

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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EDMONTON, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN) today announced it has acquired Steel River Groups interest in Backwoods Energy Services (Backwoods).

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN) today announced it has acquired Steel River Groups interest in Backwoods Energy Services (Backwoods).
  • This is a great day for Alexis, and I am beyond proud to see our Nation achieve this significant milestone that will improve the socio-economic gaps for our Nation, said Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
  • Located west ofEdmonton, the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN) is situated on Treaty 6 territory and is the furthest northwest representation of the Siouan language.
  • Backwoods works with industry to create meaningful partnerships and deliver exceptional results to its clients while creating economic opportunity for the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.

Steel River Group announces sale of interest in Backwoods Energy Services to Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steel River Group Ltd. (Steel River), an Indigenous-owned diversified management and construction consortium, is proud to announce the sale of its minority interest in Backwoods Energy Services (Backwoods) to the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN), in addition to the signing of an MOU between Steel River and ANSN.

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steel River Group Ltd. (Steel River), an Indigenous-owned diversified management and construction consortium, is proud to announce the sale of its minority interest in Backwoods Energy Services (Backwoods) to the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (ANSN), in addition to the signing of an MOU between Steel River and ANSN.
  • Maximizing Indigenous employment, education, ownership and entrepreneurial experience is at the core of the Steel River Group mission.
  • Steel River entered into a strategic investment partnership with ANSN in 2017, making ANSN the first Indigenous Partner to become part of the Steel River Ecosystem.
  • It brings me great pride to say that Backwoods Energy Services is now a 100 per cent First Nations-owned business, said Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.

American Indian College Fund Receives Unrestricted Gift from MacKenzie Scott Foundation

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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Denver, Colo., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Indian College Fund, the national non-profit organization serving American Indian and Alaska Native college students and tribal colleges and universities, learned the MacKenzie Scott Foundation, headed by the billionaire novelist and philanthropist of the same name and her husband Dan Jewett, selected it to receive an unrestricted gift.

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  • Denver, Colo., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Indian College Fund, the national non-profit organization serving American Indian and Alaska Native college students and tribal colleges and universities, learned the MacKenzie Scott Foundation, headed by the billionaire novelist and philanthropist of the same name and her husband Dan Jewett, selected it to receive an unrestricted gift.
  • The College Fund provides Native American and Alaska Native students with greater access to a higher education and the support to succeed in college and in their careers.
  • About the American Indian College Fund: The American Indian College Fund has been the nations largest charity supporting Native higher education for 31 years.
  • Journalists: The American Indian College Fund does not use the acronym AICF.

Cree Nation Response to Indian Residential Schools

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Monday, June 14, 2021
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CHISASIBI, QC, June 14, 2021 /CNW/ - This morning, leadership from the Cree Nation Government, Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, and Cree School Board have presented their position on the fight against the legacy of damage caused by the Indian Residential School experience in Canada.

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  • CHISASIBI, QC, June 14, 2021 /CNW/ - This morning, leadership from the Cree Nation Government, Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, and Cree School Board have presented their position on the fight against the legacy of damage caused by the Indian Residential School experience in Canada.
  • Grand Chief Dr Abel Bosum (Cree Nation Government), Chief Daisy House (Cree Nation of Chisasibi), Bertie Wapachee (Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay) and Sarah Pashagumskum (Cree School Board) representatives of the Cree leadership in Quebec expressed the demands for action of the Cree Nation.
  • At the two residential schools on Fort George Island, there were students who were not only Cree or from Quebec.
  • The Cree Nation of Chisasibi and the Cree Nation Government do plan on initiating actions to search and document the residential school sites on Fort George Island.

Government of Canada launches call for applications for Own-Source Revenue in Indigenous Communities Initiative

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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In responding to partners' calls for support to address these declines, and to continue supporting communities that provide core programs and important services, the Government of Canada created the Own-Source Revenue in Indigenous Communities Initiative.

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  • In responding to partners' calls for support to address these declines, and to continue supporting communities that provide core programs and important services, the Government of Canada created the Own-Source Revenue in Indigenous Communities Initiative.
  • Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced the launch of a call for applications for the Own-Source Revenue in Indigenous Communities Initiative.
  • Announced in the Fall Economic Statement, this initiative will provide Indigenous communities with $332.8 million to partially offset declines in own-source revenue.
  • Indigenous Services Canada will assist Inuit and Mtis communities with completing and submitting applications, as required.

Settlement reached with Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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A National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available to provide support to former Residential School students.

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  • A National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available to provide support to former Residential School students.
  • OTTAWA, ON, June9,2021 /CNW/ -Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that a settlement has been reached with Survivor and Descendant Class Members in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential SchoolsDay Scholar class action.
  • Although Day Scholars were able to seek compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement for physical and sexual abuse suffered while attending Indian Residential Schools, unlike residents, they were not able to seek compensation for the experience of attending Indian Residential Schools, as they returned to their homes at night.
  • Diena Jules, Day Scholar and Survivor Class Representative Plaintiff, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc
    "To me, this settlement means Canada is finally recognizing that Day Scholars also suffered at Residential Schools.

Residential Schools Day Scholars Survivor and Descendant Settlement Agreement Reached With Canada

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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Day Scholars are students who attended a federally owned and operated residential school during the day but did not sleep there.

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  • Day Scholars are students who attended a federally owned and operated residential school during the day but did not sleep there.
  • Day Scholars suffered the same destruction of language and culture as other students at residential schools, but were unjustly excluded from the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
  • This settlement includes $10,000 for each eligible Day Scholar and provides $50 million for a Day Scholars Revitalization Fund to support healing and linguistic and cultural reclamation for Day Scholars and their children.
  • Charlotte Gilbert, Day Scholar and Survivor Class Representative Plaintiff,
    To me, this settlement means Canada is finally recognizing that Day Scholars also suffered at residential schools.