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Sept 29 In 2021, Indigenous rights campaigner Freda Huson of B.C.\u2019s Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en First Nation won Sweden\u2019s Right Livelihood Award. The foundation that awards what are known as the \u201cAlternative Nobel\u2019\u2019 recognized her \u201cfearless dedication to reclaiming her people\u2019s culture and defending their land against disastrous pipeline projects.\u2019\u2019 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\u2019s 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\u2019t properly fund child and family services on reserves. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in 2019 that Ottawa didn\u2019t properly fund the services, which amounted… <\/p>\n

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Sept 29 In 2021, Indigenous rights campaigner Freda Huson of B.C.\u2019s Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en First Nation won Sweden\u2019s Right Livelihood Award. The foundation that awards what are known as the \u201cAlternative Nobel\u2019\u2019 recognized her \u201cfearless dedication to reclaiming her people\u2019s culture and defending their land against disastrous pipeline projects.\u2019\u2019 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\u2019s 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\u2019t properly fund child and family services on reserves. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled in 2019 that Ottawa didn\u2019t properly fund the services, which amounted... <\/p>\n

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