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Reuel S. Amdur

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Cindy Blackstock, executive director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The federal party leaders' near-silence on Indigenous issues speaks volumes about their importance to Canadian politicians, Blackstock said. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Tribunal Raps Canada’s Knuckles on Children’s Rights

By Reuel S. Amdur
Rainbow Bridge border crossing at Niagara Falls, from Canadian side. Akwesasne Mohawk District Chief Steven Thomas was recently turned away, even though he was using a Canadian passport, because his vehicle had U.S. plates.
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Mohawk Investigate After Akwesasne Chief Denied Entry Into Canada

By Reuel S. Amdur
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne issues a formal apology to the province's Indigenous Peoples on the floor of the Legislative Assembly on May 30, about a year after the Truth and Reconciliation issued a report calling the 150-year program 'cultural genocide.'
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Ontario's Formal Residential School Apology Sets Precedent: Indigenous Leaders

By Reuel S. Amdur
Bruce Dumont, president of the B.C. Métis Nation, left, Audrey Poitras, president of the Alberta Métis Nation, front, and Gerald Morin, vice-president of the Saskatchewan Métis Nation, right, celebrate the Supreme Court of Canada decision.
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Federally Recognized: Métis, Other Non-Status Indians Rejoice at Canada Supreme Court Ruling

By Reuel S. Amdur
Justice Murray Sinclair, who headed up Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigation into effects of residential schools, is one of seven new appointees to the Canadian Senate, and one of six indigenous people in the 105-member body.
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Truth and Reconciliation Chair Justice Murray Sinclair Earns Canadian Senate Seat

By Reuel S. Amdur
Left to right: Commissioners Marie Wilson and Wilton Littlechild, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Commission Chairman Murray Sinclair at the release of the final, six-volume report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools in Canada.
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Final Truth and Reconciliation Report Draws Action Promises from Tearful Trudeau

By Reuel S. Amdur