Manitoba professor working with First Nations on new housing codes
The housing problems in First Nations go far beyond Attawapiskat.
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Mohawks investigate whether bone fragment dug up near residential school is from child
Mohawks from the Six Nations territory in Ontario are digging up the dirt on what they believe is a dirty residential school secret.
Training abuse shatters First Nations woman’s RCMP dreams
Tammy Downes spends her days now at home with her family when she’s not working with pregnant or parenting teens.
Chiefs rally around Attawapiskat as call issued for oil pipeline blockade in three provinces
Manitoba chiefs called for “action” against existing oil pipelines on a day of heated words at a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa that heard from embattled Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and saw an impromptu march to the doors of Parliament Hill that ended with police intervention.
Atleo: First Nations people have reason to feel “angry and betrayed”
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo called the Attawapiskat crisis a “national disgrace” and said First Nations people have “reason to feel angry and betrayed,” during his opening speech to chiefs gathered for a special assembly in Ottawa Tuesday.
Duncan expected to unveil band electoral reform bill setting new term limits, imposing penalties for rule breaking
-Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan is expected to unveil a bill Tuesday to create new term limits for band councils and set penalties for breaking election rules, APTN National News has learned.
Attawapiskat Chief Spence says department-appointed third-party manager booted from community
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says the outside consultant appointed by Aboriginal Affairs to take over the band’s finances has been kicked out of the community and won’t be allowed back in.
Nunavut tackles poverty
Politicians, bureaucrats and select members of the public have wrapped up three days of meetings in Iqaluit to hatch a plan on combating poverty.
BC Lions safety proud to be role model for Indigenous youth
The excitement from last week’s Grey Cup final is beginning to die down.