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After decade-long struggle, the Kijaté Indigenous housing project nears completion

After decade-long struggle, the Kijaté Indigenous housing project nears completion

A ceremony held June 21 at the Val-d’Or Aboriginal Day celebrations commemorated the Kijaté Project, a social housing initiative aimed at creating affordable housing for Indigenous families living in the Val-d’Or area. But it was a long time coming. According […]

Penalizing the poor in Val-d’Or

Penalizing the poor in Val-d’Or

A recent report, titled The Judiciarization of Homelessness in Val-d’Or, shows that racial profiling in the northern city is a fact of life. The report found that Val-d’Or police target Indigenous people for minor infractions, with 79.2% of all tickets […]

Justice for Aboriginal women in Quebec?

  Last fall, the shocking allegations by Aboriginal women in Val-d’Or of physical and sexual misconduct perpetrated against them by local Sûreté du Québec officers brought a human drama into the light – violence against Indigenous women committed by those […]

New allegations surface in Val d’Or, Friendship Centre appoints justice coordinator

New allegations surface in Val d’Or, Friendship Centre appoints justice coordinator

Allegations of abuse by Sûreté du Québec officers against Indigenous women in Val-d’Or are continuing to make waves, but some of them are rolling in good news for the community. Lorena Attoumani began work in the newly created position of […]