Honouring the 10th anniversary of the CDN Human Rights Tribunal’s ruling making Jordan’s Principle a legal rule and ordering Canada to stop discriminating in child and family services. Join us in a ceremony to honour the children wherever you are.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

Honoured to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the historic CDN Human Rights Tribunal at the Secwépemc CFS childrens powwow!

Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision ordering Canada to fully implement Jordan’s Principle. Mark it by calling on elected officials to follow the law and ensure First Nations children get the services they need.

Tomorrow, January 26, 2026 marks the -10th anniversary of the landmark Canadian Human Rights case ordering Canada to fully implement Jordan’s Principle and cease discriminating in First Nations child and family services.

Saturday | 10:05 PT We talk with lawyer Kent Elson, who is representing Missisaugas of the Credit Nation in their human rights complaint about chronic underfunding of First Nations schoolkids on reserve. @ubcic.bsky.social @aptnnews.bsky.social @cblackst.bsky.social

We can't wait to see how you will honour #HaveaHeartDay this year! Will you write a letter to your elected official? Host a gathering of your own? Don't forget to use the hashtags #HaveaHeartDay / #JourneeAyezUnCoeur and register your event! ❤️ https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day#HaveaHeartDay

Did you know Spirit Bear's books are available in many First Nations languages? With thanks to nehiyawak Language Experience (nLE), Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past is now available in Cree (Plains Cree Y dialect) 📚 Find it here: https://fncaringsociety.com/spirit-bear/books-learning-guides

Nunavummiut rally in Iqaluit to make their support known for Greenlanders—or Kalaallit Inuit Hear more on APTN News Brief:

Solidarity with the peoples of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) and all who stand for democracy and against colonialism.

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Today on APTN National News: Saskatchewan RCMP ask for the public’s help in locating 40-year-old Jonathon Frenchman, who has been missing since last October.

MLK’s just leadership transcends time inspiring people globally to honour the example and legacy he set

Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.

Seven members of the military arrived in Pimicikamak Cree Nation on Monday morning, following the community's push for the federal government to send reinforcements.

An icon and inspiration🧡

Just to clarify- the Caring Society has called on Canada to release funds for Ontario notwithstanding the terms of the Ontario Agreement which makes implementation conditional on Tribunal approval (without any changes). Fortunately, it is open to COO, NAN and Canada to amend those terms

Looking for an activity to keep the kids occupied and creative over the winter break? Check out Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation activity book! Available for free on our website 🎨 https://fncaringsociety.com/publications/spirit-bears-guide-reconciliation-activity-book

National Children's Chiefs Commission (NCCC) statement: https://ow.ly/QVg750XNpcs The NCCC stands with the AFN in supporting the Caring Society’s submission of the Loving Justice National Plan to end Canada’s discrimination in First Nations Child and Family Services, filed with the CHRT.

Put this at the top of your reading list. The First Nations led plan to permanently end Canada’s discrimination in First Nations child and family services. Information sheets coming soon.

End 2025 strong by making a difference for First Nations children, youth, and families. Learn how you can donate or take action: fncaringsociety.com/what-you-can-do

Sending love and good wishes to these children and their families and the adults involved🧡

Thanks to the Canadian Abilities Foundation for spreading the word about Spirit Bear’s work. You can read the article in their Winter 2025 issue of Today’s Kids in Motion magazine. Online version: https://www.todayskids.ca/featured-carousel/spirit-bear-a-bearrister-for-first-nations-children/

We can't wait to see how you will honour #HaveaHeartDay this year! Will you write a letter to your elected official? Host a gathering of your own? Don't forget to use the hashtags #HaveaHeartDay / #JourneeAyezUnCoeur and register your event! ❤️ https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day

Plan your year with purpose! 🌟 Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation 2026 calendar is available for purchase through the shop feature of our website. https://fncaringsociety.com/shop

We can't wait to see how you will honour #HaveaHeartDay this year! Will you write a letter to your elected official? Host a gathering of your own? Don't forget to use the hashtags #HaveaHeartDay / #JourneeAyezUnCoeur and register your event! ❤️ https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day

#HaveAHeartDay calls on caring individuals to ask Canada to stop the discrimination against First Nations kids so that they can be healthy, proud, and grow up safely at home with their families ❤️ Learn more about how you can get involved: https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day

Honour the Winter Solstice by sharing this “Winter Solstice Prayer and Sweetgrass Offerings” to honour and bless our children on the longest night of the year and the eve of the submission of the First Nations plan to permanently end Canada’s discrimination in child and family services.

First Nations children win another key legal decision to stop Canada’s discrimination in Jordan’s Principle. Hands up to Ms Powlesss and her counsel David Taylor

Spirit Bear would approve www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...

Alberta Justice Colin Feasby’s decision on a proposed referendum question affirmed it would violate Treaty Rights, Section 35 of the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It's a decision the Confederacy of Treaty Six Nations is applauding. www.aptnnews.ca?p=280917

Thank you. Here it is in case others want to watch. youtu.be/I6Fke8XLMaE?...

The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge. "Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... Congratulations to the Senators who have taken this important step towards justice and reconciliation. Now the House of Commons must follow their example

Filled with fun & meaningful activities in support of equity for First Nations kids & families, Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation calendar is the perfect way to keep your heart and your plans aligned all year long. Don't miss your chance to pre-order yours! https://fncaringsociety.com/shop

The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival

Zelda Perkins is moral courage. NDAs only protect powerful wrongdoers- and ought to be banned. The victim’s voice should never be silenced by the offender. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Some of the same people involved are also playing a major role in the child and family services and Jordan’s Principle class action both as counsel and in governance.

The federal government is flouting legal orders and agreements and harming children in the process.

Chief Jeff Copenace of Onigaming First Nation speaks on taking legal action against the province of Ontario and numerous resource companies if they decide to move forward on projects without the First Nation’s consent.

Who gets status? Lawyer and professor Pam Palmater joins InFocus to unpack the fact and fiction around the second-generation cut-off and share what’s at stake. Listen: pod.fo/e/35bf65