Indigenous languages

Conservative senators are being blamed for running out the parliamentary clock on a number of bills, including several aimed at advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps in public knowledge about the issue.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission explicitly calls for an Indigenous Languages Act. Canada's horrific residential school system attempted to erase these languages by prohibiting their use.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was forced on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, to claw back a suggestion bilingualism requirements for Supreme Court justices be waived to encourage Indigenous candidates.

The UBC is on mission to train future doctors, dentists and other health-care providers to treat Indigenous patients by learning about the pain inflicted by past Canadian policies.