Hope remains for Liberal action on Indigenous promises, but spotty record leaves many advocates skeptical

Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, says the Liberals have had to be dragged 'kicking and screaming' to effect change.

Newly elected NDP MP Lori Idlout says the Liberals need to stop fighting Indigenous people in court, while Liberal MP Marc Serré argues that 'no other federal government has done as much for Indigenous communities.'Screenshot courtesy of NDP.ca, The Hill Times file photograph

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BY ALICE CHEN

September 29, 2021

After an election that saw little talk of Indigenous issues, advocates decry a "scaling down of ambition" over time by the Trudeau Liberals and argue the need for continued public pressure to effect real change—but hope remains. For Legacy of Hope Foundation president Adam North Peigan, there’s...

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