Pickton inquiry won’t be ‘up to par’ without involvement of groups: NWAC
It is expected that the missing women’s commission of inquiry will officially start this month in Vancouver.
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Kahnawake bridge deal with Quebec threatens sovereignty, critics say
Sovereignty has always been a highly contentious issue in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake outside Montreal.
Harper meeting with First Nations leaders closer to reality: Duncan
A meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders is in the works, but it won’t happen before the fall, Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Monday.
Conservatives unveil belt-tightening federal budget with few changes
The Conservative government unveiled a carbon-copy federal budget Monday containing modest investments to First Nations policing, reserve infrastructure and for a highway in the Northwest Territories.
Postal strike worries Yukon communities
The mail sorting station in Whitehorse is gearing up for a possible general strike by Canada Post workers.
Allegations surface federal northern food subsidy program product of backroom deals
Nunavut’s legislative assembly just wrapped up two days of hearings about Nutrition North, which is the food subsidy for northern communities.
Stakes rising in B.C. dam battle
ritish Columbia’’s provincial government and BC Hydro have been busy signing deals with First Nations to develop power in and around their territories.
Conservatives want to ‘renew and deepen’ relationship with ‘Aboriginal peoples’
APTN National News OTTAWA–The Conservative government unveiled its priorities Friday with a Speech from the…
APTN National News broadcast for June 2
APTN National News broadcast for June 2.