APTN National News May 7, 2024 – Push for guaranteed basic income, MMIWG2S+ events

we're working together and we're collaborating and um addressing the issues that we brought up in the reports tonight events continue throughout Canada to raise awareness about mmiwg2s plus we're just we're just pushing them to stay true to their promise and immediately Implement a guaranteed livable basic K MP Le gazan calling on the Trudeau government for a guaranteed liveable basic income people end up homeless for multiple different reasons and advocates for the homeless in Montreal are struggling to meet demands and are asking for help good evening I'm Dennis Ward welcome to APN national news red dress day brought the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls girls to the Forefront of Canadians minds and over the past weeks the skatan has been holding walks to honor those who are no longer with their families our reporter Rachel May spoke with local organizations about the importance of red dress day well first of all it starts with like you know not denying that that issue is there it's there it's relevant it's something that's happening every single day cindel Kar is a support worker at the Margaret real Center in melord the center helps anyone needing support Report with mental health homelessness addictions or parenting issues last Friday the center organized an event to honor those who went missing and lost their lives Crystal man is the wellness coordinator for the center she is proud of the work they do to keep women safe learning and educating and getting getting better Mental Health Services for themselves to uh to eliminate those that chance of being vulnerable the Prince Albert Grand Council held their red dress Day events this week at the riverbank in Prince Albert where there are acknowledgements and monuments for missing and murdered indigenous women the council's Health and Social Development director Shirley Woods says to address women losing their lives we need to address the underlying issues when we're seeing increasing drug use which we know definitely impacts impacts violence in our communities we know that poverty does um you know people's economic situations and so it's it's a it's a much larger issue that we have to look at it more holistically and um and just to be aware of that dorotha Swift wolf is the Saskatoon Police Services missing person liaison keep in mind when we talk about our missing and murdered loved ones that's somebody's heart somebody's spirit that we're talking about and that fam is walking uh through life without that peace of their heart and spirit Swift wolf says the most important thing to remember is that all of those who were either missing or murdered are part of someone's family Rachel May ATN national news Saskatoon meanwhile in Yellow Knife it was a day of reflection and action on the impact of systemic injustices for missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and two lgbtqqia a plus people our reporter Charlotte Moore Jacobs has more this sacred fire is lit in honor of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls 2s lgbtq qia plus people behind it a monument dedicated to Ani Alo den and mate T of the north a symbol of the lives taken and the inequities that persist a large crowd is gathering at the legislature in yellow KN to honor red dress day executive director of gender Equity with the gnwt sbet bky challenges every to get to know the survivors and families when you know somebody better on a more intimate level it's more difficult to be indifferent towards that person find out get their names find out about them many carry signs a reminder of the violence indigenous women and girls face at home in the workplace and in the community it hits home for us because Charlene's uh a member of my husband's family and and when she was 15 years old she went missing in and around Beto and there's still no sign and we just we just wish people would speak up and tell what they saw because somebody saw something somebody knows something executive director of the Yellow Knife women Society Renee Sanderson helped with a recent research report on unhoused indigenous women in Yellow knife and the RCMP it outlined how indigenous women experience discrimination distrust under protection and fear in the community now RCMP are on site to march with supporters we're working together and we're collaborating and um addressing the issues that we brought up in the reports um I think we still have a long ways to go but it's nice to see them a part of the community and that's what we wanted from the beginning to be a part of the community to understand um the challenges that our indigenous people face Sanderson is remembering her cousin Amber tuckeroo who went missing and was murdered outside of luk the family still has not found Justice the families that were left behind and to grieve and to wonder why she says more needs to be done to show vulnerable women and girls are valued and protected I think we need more supports uh in the northw territories we don't have a treatment program uh facility we don't have a Trauma Center all the individuals who want to get help uh in dealing with their uh trauma or to go on that healing path they have to the refer South um and I think being displaced from your family from your support group uh is challenging uh we also need you know adequate housing affordable housing a lot of individuals who go away for treatment they come back and they don't have a a place to stay the red dress event is concluding with speeches and a lunch at the tree of Peace Charlotte Mo Jacobs ABN national news yellow KN to Ottawa now where senators continued to look at the United Nations Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples during a committee today unrip recognizes indigenous people's rights and interests and involves meaningful involvement of indigenous peoples on matters that affect them however the discussion today turned to identity theft Manitoba Senator Mary Jane mallum said she is troubled by people self-identifying as mate te she said without verification ation Canada has allowed mate to be involved in claims without question to land resources and development Manitoba mate Federation president David chartran says that's why his organization and the chiefs of Ontario are hosting an identity theft Summit in Winnipeg next week chartran then accused the mate nation of Ontario of cultural appropriation there's no a full Nation attempt by Ontario to steal who we we are they're taking our bead work they're taking our Infinity flag that flew in 1816 the first battle in the in the Prairies they're taking our heroes they're taking a red rivers why do you think it's called a Red River Jig where do you think it comes from Red River where's the Red River fiddle come from Red River the Red River cart Red River but now they're symbolizing and carrying that around saying that's they're there and ND PMP is pushing the Trudeau government to establish a guaranteed livable basic income Winnipeg MP Le Gan spoke at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday morning to promote her private members bill c223 was introduced in the House of Commons in December 2021 gazan say's adoption of the bill would help eradicate poverty and improve health and educational outcomes she also notes such a basic income is called for in the final report of the national inquire car into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls every single party in this house has been very clear and explicit that they support all the calls for justice call for justice 4.5 calls on the government to put in place a guaranteed livable basic income for indigenous peoples and all other Canadians we're just we're just pushing them to stay true to their promise and immediately Implement a guaranteed livable basic income to the on onario legislature now where the chiefs of Ontario marched into the hallways of Queens Park alongside NDP MPP sa mamaka to protest against the provincial and federal governments denying them equal access to Justice and they've launched a constitutional Challenge on the matter the challenge alleges both governments do not provide enforcement and prosecution services to First Nations nor do they provide enough funing to hire baned Enforcement Officers or prosecutors the Chiefs also point to Ontario's Community safety and policing act which took effect on April 1st that explicitly excludes the enforcement of First Nations bylaws from mandatory policing duties they say because of this First Nations cannot combat addiction banish dangerous people regulate tency and evictions or stop The Dumping of waste in their territories we have drug trafficking we have organized crime human trafficking and when you see the way human trafficking is is tied into murder and missing indigenous women and girls add us in there and enforce our laws otherwise you're leaving our women and children vulnerable we always want to hear what you have to say about anything you see here here's how you can 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there appeared to be a heat smell in the cabin in a statement Air France added customers have disembarked and Technical checks on the aircraft are underway these checks will determine whether the aircraft can continue its journey to Seattle or whether Solutions need to be found to reroute customers as quickly as possible there is no word yet on the plane status yet or if passengers will stay overnight in a Kow the particular plane can seat up to 250 passengers Montreal's homelessness Advocates often say they struggle to meet needs and a new report by an indigenous Le organization explores these gaps and how they affect the city's over represented indigenous homeless population Marisella Amador has that story usually just plant here 3 in deep Sima enjoys coming to this Garden in the middle of bustling Montreal that's what we usually do it he gets to touch the Earth and fine Community which is important to him since he's been living in a shelter off and on for 15 years it's not that easy it's it's hard uh you have to find your resources you have to find uh where you could sleep where you could hang out during the day Nuna who arrived from nunig 29 years ago is now part of a ctive that supports the homeless population in the city we started a outreach program uh harm reduction so uh we hand out like U crab pipes crystal meth pipes and stuff cuz a lot of people are addicted to drugs so want to make sure that they don't get um diseases and although these Services help nun said more resources are continuously needed where I'm staying now it's like in the same building as the W shelter and um I think like we need more bigger space so that we can have more people in there cuz there's like a lineup for uh to get enter that program a report by the Montreal indigenous Community Network highlights many of the ongoing gaps that affect the urban indigenous population I didn't realize the pictures ktia used for this they look really nice Leilani Shaw the executive director of the network said the report provides a comprehensive portrait of the needs observed by Frontline workers over the last few years it is really important to to continuously put pressure on these systems um but also to remind the current systems and structures that are in place that they are not doing enough and they are not adapted to our community and what we need in order to thrive Shaw hopes the report becomes a resource for organizations and governments moving forward people end up homeless for multiple different reasons whether they are coming to Montreal to receive different services like healthcare um education um Mental Health Services and more and through no fault of their own or for many different reasons they can end up trapped here according to the report indigenous peoples make up about 12% of Montreal's visible homeless population despite comprising only 0.6% of the city's total residents so this is where the apartments are going to be Stacy bushon is the executive director of indigenous project Quebec we rented out for 5 years an organization offering among other services a wet shelter in Downtown Montreal there's currently 14 bedrooms in there and uh shared spaces she said that over representation of indigenous people experiencing homelessness in the city is not new nor is the constant struggle organizations face for funding New Year struggles with alcoholism the services he needs most are those that help his recovery I'm still in the process of uh like healing myself but it took a long time for me to get to this point uh going to the elders and uh sing yeah that helped me out a lot Nua hopes to leave a life of addiction behind but needs the help from from initiatives such as Addiction Counseling from an indigenous perspective that currently are in need of more funding Marisella Amador APN national news Montreal thanks Marisella a new episode of Face to Face airs tonight right here after the news we've got a preview for you after the break [Music] welcome back time now for our photo of the day it's that time of year for many Canadians who encounter Canadian geese in towns and cities including Carrie slack who shared this picture Carrie sees them every day on her morning commute if you have a picture to share send your photos to share at apnc now let's take a look at tomorrow's weather forecast [Music] starting on the East Coast 17 for Halifax showers and 16 in frederickton six above in kowak rain and four in N 12 with showers in Montreal cloudy and 14 for Valor 13 with rain in Sous St Marie showers and 11 in North Bay a cloudy 14 above in Thunder Bay 17 with rain for Sue Lookout 16 in Gods Lake and Norway house 22 in Winnipeg 21 for Dolphin 18 in Regina 19 in Saskatoon 17 for meow Lake and L range in Northern Alberta Suns out and 19 in Peace River 18 under sunny skies in Grand Prairie showers and 15 for Edmonton 10 in lethridge sun's out and 15 for Vancouver a sunny high of 24 in cam loo showers and 17 for Prince George 12 with rain in Smithers five and snow in Old Crow 12 with showers and white horse 16 in Yellow Knife 18 in rig plus one in saaks Harbor snow and three above in Pock minus one in Chesterfield in whale Cove zero in rvet - 11 in Resolute plus one in a cal [Music] 175 indigenous youth from across Canada are in Brandt County this week for an intensive dance camp they're prepping for an annual show held at Toronto's Meridian Hall the ctv's Stephanie Davis tells us this is all part of a program focused on the importance of education and culture what looks like like an ordinary room of young dancers is really something much more this is an opportunity for us to level the playing field and to give our indigenous kids a step up um in being able to compete with their peers in Canada the outside looking in program brings choreographers to indigenous communities across Canada teaching them hip-hop dances throughout the year I think the dance is really the hook right the kids want to be in the program and they know that they need to go to school for 17 years the program has empowered kids to complete their high school education the on-reserve graduation rate is about 46% the Canadian national mainstream rate is 91 outside looking in has a 96% graduation rate it's all done through dance we're starting to incorporate more indigenous um cultural um dance into the formations and and and even the music for some kids joining the program helps overcome major obstacles I wanted to feel comfortable with myself as I was facing a lot of bullying um because of how my body looked because I have scoliosis helping them feel better in their own skin I like dance because it gets me moving but it's also like a fun way to express yourself they're spending this week perfecting their dances at a camp in brand County before performing on May 10th at Toronto's Meridian Hall this year um I'm very confident in myself because it's like my third year now and I'm kind of very very excited and very ner kind of nervous about the show we worked hard all year and we finally get to Showcase it ready to share their culture and Talent with the world Stephanie Davis CTV News a new episode of face to face is coming up right after our newscast we won't be ing me in the chair tonight our guest host Sav jonza will be talking with writer and actor Katarina zerv Vogal the 27-year-old has been making waves in the entertainment industry recently zerv Vogal premiered her first co-written feature film last year and also starred in the Marvel miniseries Echo she she shares how being part of both the deaf and Indigenous Community has shaped her work and identity you know in the past de people weren't really allowed to use their their sign languages they were that they were taken from their families going to other schools as well and that's a similar experience to indigenous culture where you know the indigenous groups were not allowed to kind of be with each other as well and so there's a lot of similarities in there and just seeing how that impact of language deprivation and you see that in between both of those cultures and so when I think about that and having both of those cultures Within Myself I really start wondering you know how that impacted my identity looking forward to it you can catch that episode right here in less than 2 minutes from now it's all the time we have for your APN national news for this Tuesday for news anytime though visit our website APN news.ca And subscribe to our APN News YouTube page also be sure to join us back here live tomorrow at 1 p.m. eastern time for your first ABN National newscast of the day I'm dedis Ward Marcy mwit thanks for tuning in stick around face to face is next have a great night [Music] [Music]

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Published: Wed May 08 2024