On August 3, 2015, Madam Justice Chantal Massse of the Québec Superior Court ruled in the Descheneaux case that most of the registration rules in the Indian Act are invalid because they discriminate on the basis of sex when granting “Indian status” and therefore violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, Justice Masse [...]
Le Centre communautaire Saint-Pierre (CCPS) organise, dans le cadre du 150eanniversaire du Canada, une semaine de sensibilisation à la culture autochtone du 31 juillet au 3 août au presbytère de l'église Saint-Pierre, à Drummondville. C'est grâce à une subvention de 23 160 $ du gouvernement du Canada que le projet a pu voir le jour. [...]
Canada’s national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas enable Canadians to experience their rich and varied history in a special way and play a big part in the celebration of Canada 150. Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada recognized the national historic significance of the Abenaki [...]
Here's the program of the 2017 edition of the Odanak Pow Wow. Hope to see you there!
The Québec Superior Court today dismissed a motion to extend Parliament’s deadline for eliminating sex discrimination from the registration provisions in the Indian Act, however Justice Chantal Masse emphasized that she remains available to hear another motion for an extension before the deadline expires on July 3rd, effectively giving the government and the Senate time [...]
Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould no longer wants to fix all sex discrimination in the Indian Act registration rules, even though in 2010, Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould told Parliament “to eradicate discrimination wherever and whenever possible.” Read the complete press release HERE.
The Abenaki Council of Odanak would like to congratulate Mrs O'Bonsawin on being the first Abenakise Judge. Previously general counsel with the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group in Ottawa, Mrs O'Bonsawin is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa. BIOGRAPHY Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin was born in Hanmer, Ontario, a small Francophone [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL VERSION OF THE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE CHIEF RICK O'BOMSAWIN.
Le gouvernement du Canada appuie deux nouveaux projets communautaires sur les cultures autochtones au Québec. De gauche à droite: M. Mario Marchand, Mme Florence Benedict, M. Denys Bernard, Mme Mélanie Joly, Mme Anne Bishoff, M. Dave Bernard et M. Louis Plamondon C’est à Wôlinak que l'honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre du Patrimoine canadien, a annoncé le 26 [...]