Damon Johnston, newly appointed NUICC Co-Chair, holds meetings in Ottawa.

Damon Johnston, who is the President of the Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg, was appointed the new NUICC Co-Chair commencing April 4, 2023. Damon represented NUICC coalitions in Ottawa in late April for bilateral meetings and to attend an Imagine Canada gathering of major charities and federations from across Canada. Imagine Canada brought the representative bodies […]

Fall Urban Indigenous News from Coast to Coast to Coast!

There are more than 34 urban Indigenous coalitions in Canada affiliated with NUICC. During the past few months NUICC has been taking care of business and connecting with coalitions and we want to share some of the highlights with you! In this newsletter:A) Invitation to the National Gathering of Coalitions, in Ottawa, March 1-3, 2023.B) New Speaker Series Event Monday, Dec. 12, […]

Spotlight on “Edmonton”

As early results from the Local Government Study are being collated, here are some highlights from local partnership initiatives in Amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ), or Edmonton, a prairie city situated on Treaty Six territory and home to diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Dené, [.1] Anishi- naabe (Saulteaux), Nakota Isga (Nakota Sioux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot). Edmonton […]

Budgeting For The City We Want: How Winnipeg Can Rebuild A More Just and Sustainable City

A city’s budget can have profound impacts on the lives of residents. Public transit, health, social equality, community facilities, recreation and other programming, justice, policing, safety and security and other needs: Budgets enable policy and articulate priorities and should reflect the interests of its residents. But what if your city’s budget doesn’t adequately address your […]

Reflections on Serving our Urban Communities

Interview with Charlene Lafreniere, past Co-chair of the National Urban Indigenous Coalitions Council (2018-2022) As a key individual in the history and development of the National Table for urban Indigenous peoples in Canada, NUICC interviewed Charlene to bring light to the experience on the frontlines. She reflects on the work at the national level, challenges […]

Sharing Our Stories from Coast to Coast to Coast

Our NUICC staffer shares her conversations with coalitions. By Sarah Chahley Indigenous Peoples in what is now called Canada are incredibly diverse, and while having often been blanketed as having the same or similar cultures, there are at least 70 distinct Indigenous languages spoken across this land today, not to mention the ones that have […]

Highlighting the Everyday Injustices Experienced by Indigenous Women

Research by itself does not bring results, and a new report does more than document statistics about Indigenous women’s lives. It also shares their life stories and connects them to a legal strategy and community mobilisation framework. In May 2022, Canadian Senator Kim Pate launched a new report, Injustices and Miscarriages of Justice Experienced by […]

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