Where should Perry Bellegarde begin as the new national chief?
Nation to Nation With little money in the bank and a long list of issues,…
Nation to Nation
The N2N political panel: Should Indigenous activists be worried by Canada’s attempts to strengthen national security?
In the wake of the attack on Ottawa that killed one soldier and the gunman, Canada is now reacting with legislation that will give the Canadian Secret Intelligence Service more power. CSIS is already watching Indigenous activists so what will happen when the powers of Canada’s domestic spies are expanded.
‘I’m not the Indian Prime Minister’: Atleo responds to secret education agreement with Harper
By Cara McKenna APTN National News Former Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo…
Discrimination case against Canada now in the hands of Human Rights Tribunal Commissioners
After a year and a half of detailed testimony and tens of thousands of documents, the fate of a discrimination complaint against Canada is now in the hands of the three commissioners charged with making a decsion on the case.
Valcourt defends funding levels for FN child services now under scrutiny by human rights tribunal
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt defended Ottawa’s treatment of First Nation children Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continued to hear closing arguments on a discrimination case against the federal government.
AFN still trying to figure out what program cuts will mean for organization
The Assembly of First Nations is trying to figure out how deep programming cuts will affect the organization in the year to come.
Hundreds of complaints filed against RCMP after Elsipogtog fracking blockade
The RCMP’s watchdog is looking into hundreds of complaints stemming from protests against fracking in New Brunswick late last year. The Mi’kmaq led the fight was against provincial government sanctioned shale gas exploration by SWN Resources Canada.
Questions swirl around authorities’ contact with Tina Fontaine
There are questions being asked about the days leading up to the death of Tina Fontaine.
Saskatoon police chief talks about why a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women may be step in the wrong direction
The Canadian association of police chiefs is publicly condemning the notion of holding a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.
