Sept 29 In 2021, Indigenous rights campaigner Freda Huson of B.C.’s Wet’suwet’en First Nation won Sweden’s Right Livelihood Award. The foundation that awards what are known as the “Alternative Nobel’’ recognized her “fearless dedication to reclaiming her people’s culture and defending their land against disastrous pipeline projects.’’ The foundation also recognized a gender and peace activist who has worked to prevent sexual violence against girls in Cameroon, a Russian environmental campaigner and India’s Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment. In 2021, Ottawa lost its bid to appeal a decision that called for First Nations children to be compensated after it was ruled the government didn’t properly fund child and family services on reserves. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in 2019 that Ottawa didn’t properly fund the services, which amounted…
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