election promises by Trudeau to First Nations

The Trudeau government has proposed a bill to ban oil tanker traffic along a stretch of the northern B.C. coast. A group of B.C. coastal First Nations leaders support the ban, and they travelled to Ottawa to show their support.

Clayton Thomas-Muller, a member of Mathais Colomb Cree Nation in northern Manitoba and a campaigner for 350.org, told Face to Face host Dennis Ward that Indigenous peoples and their allies have the upper hand in the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to the Tsilhqot'in community for the hanging of six chiefs during the so-called Chilcotin War more than 150 years ago.

The names of more than 100 women and girls have been added to the list of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls since Prime Minister Trudeau took office three years ago. The list was compiled by Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS), a grassroots group founded in January 2011.

More than two years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised $2.6 billion in funding for First Nations schools. That funding has yet to arrive, and schools still cannot afford science labs, sports equipment, or Indigenous language programs. 

The federal government is getting ready to develop legislation to create the long-awaited Indigenous Languages Act. The government will contract with Canadian Heritage over the next 10 months to develop legislation that will promote, preserve, and revitalize Indigenous languages.

In his speech to the United Nations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on First Nations communities and Indigenous people to consider the way they interact with the federal government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is splitting Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) into two ministries in an effort to follow through with recommendations by the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) over 20 years ago.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun moving his cabinet members around and has divided the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) department into two parts with experienced ministers over each. Former Health minister Jane Philpott has been moved into a new position as minist