Fishing board faces protest
APTN National News Aboriginal fishers in Manitoba are protesting against the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation…
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Pond Inlet mayor: Prices “haven’t changed” with Nutrition North
APTN National News The mayor of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, is accusing the Northern Store chain…
Haudenosaunee passport confiscated
APTN National News Joyce King crosses the Canada-U.S. border for “little tiny things… just continuously”….
Vancouver Police Accused of Beating Yukon Man
APTN National News A Vancouver based legal society says it’s common for First Nations people…
5 year old killed while sleeping in Alberta
APTN National News 5 year old Ethan Yellowbird is the latest victim of gang violence…
Chief and 8 Other Senior Administrators Arrested on Poundmake First Nation
APTN National News The Chief of Poundmaker First Nation was arrested with 8 other senior…
Where is First Nations Education Going?
APTN National News Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly debated the…
AFN joins tobacco battle
The Assembly of First Nations has joined the battle over First Nations cigarettes after chiefs passed a resolution directing national Chief Shawn Atleo to press Ottawa and the provinces to back off attempts to regulate the tobacco trade between communities.
‘A leader for his people’
Quinn Meawasige was in rehab trying to kick a nasty drug and drinking habit when he received a phone call from Assembly of First Nations national Chief Shawn Atleo.