Michael Murphy

10 Mar Aboriginal Canadians more than 30 times more likely to have tuberculosis: Report (The Vancouver Sun)

Posted at 13:57h in News, Posts

The rate of tuberculosis among aboriginals in Canada is more than 30 times that of the non-aboriginal population, according to a striking new Health Canada report. The numbers were released Wednesday and were accompanied by a call from the federal NDP for an emergency debate...

07 Mar School events should begin with aboriginal recognition: teachers’ federation (The Vancouver Sun)

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Schools and school districts should begin all events with official recognition of aboriginal territory, according to delegates attending the B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) annual general meeting. While such recognition has become the usual practice at the start of many meetings in B.C., teachers said it...

04 Mar Aboriginal leaders offer a skeptical take on budget promises: Assembly of First Nations chief disappointed with education commitment (The Globe and Mail)

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The federal budget promised funding for aboriginal health, skills training and counselling for residential-school survivors, as well as a small but significant amount to address the country’s missing women crisis. But it largely ignored the issue the Assembly of First Nations has made its No....