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Six Nations will support an international opinion tribunal to bring awareness to what it calls Canada\u2019s lacklustre response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s Calls to Action. Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) voted to support a request for a letter of endorsement for the Permanent People\u2019s Tribunal at its General Council meeting on January 13. The move hopes to force an examine crimes against humanity related to Indian Residential Schools, to allow Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal to secure funding for the project. They are seeking funding from the Future Generations Fund to support the Permanent People\u2019s Tribunal, which is scheduled to hold public hearings in Montreal from May 25 to 29, 2026. Nakuset, Executive Director of the Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal formally invited… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations will support an international opinion tribunal to bring awareness to what it calls Canada\u2019s lacklustre response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s Calls to Action. Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) voted to support a request for a letter of endorsement for the Permanent People\u2019s Tribunal at its General Council meeting on January 13. The move hopes to force an examine crimes against humanity related to Indian Residential Schools, to allow Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal to secure funding for the project. They are seeking funding from the Future Generations Fund to support the Permanent People\u2019s Tribunal, which is scheduled to hold public hearings in Montreal from May 25 to 29, 2026. Nakuset, Executive Director of the Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal Native Women\u2019s Shelter of Montreal formally invited... <\/p>\n

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