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BEYOND LOCAL: Chiefs call to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech

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By Alessia Passafiume Verified
| MidlandToday Verified
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs say the federal government is enabling residential school denialism by failing to make it a crime. The chiefs passed an emergency resolution at the Assembly of First Nations general meeting in Ottawa on Tuesday calling on the feds to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech. "Truth is not optional and reconciliation cannot exist without truth," said Chief David Monias of Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
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Fire-ravaged First Nations community accuses Ottawa of denying it federal aid

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By Alessia Passafiume Verified
| CastanetKamloops.net
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press - Jul 17, 2026 / 9:36 pm | Story: 625225 A small First Nations community in Ontario that was burned to the ground by a raging wildfire on Monday is being deprived of the help it needs because the federal government doesn't recognize it as a First Nation, the community's lawyer says. And its chief says she didn't hear anything from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty for nearly a week after the fire broke out.
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Fire-ravaged First Nations community accuses Ottawa of denying it federal aid

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By Alessia Passafiume Verified
| StratfordToday.ca
OTTAWA — A small First Nations community in Ontario that was burned to the ground by a raging wildfire on Monday is being deprived of the help it needs because the federal government doesn't recognize it as a First Nation, the community's lawyer says. And its chief says she didn't hear anything from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty for nearly a week after the fire broke out.
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