Lubicon youth turn to YouTube in hopes public will “imagine” living through oil spill
Lubicon youth have turned to YouTube to tell the world about what they are now facing in the wake of Alberta’s largest oil spill in the last 30 years.
National News
Quebec’s Plan Nord facing fire
Quebec Premier Jean Charest’s Plan Nord is getting a lukewarm reception in some Aboriginal communities in the province.
Heartbreak in Webequi after Jordan Wabasse’s body found
A body pulled from a river in Thunder Bay, Ont., was that of a 15 year-old Aboriginal youth who had been missing since February.
Chuvalo and the fight that almost knocked him out
George Chuvalo is a boxing legend.
While Harper talked tough with NATO on Arctic, U.S. believed PM all bark no bite
Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally warned NATO’s secretary general to keep the alliance out of the Arctic or risk increasing tensions with Russia, according to “confidential” U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by APTN National News that also reveal American diplomats believe the prime minister is more bark than bite on northern sovereignty.
Quebec’s Plan Nord launched, major impact expected on Aboriginal communities
Developing northern Quebec has been a major goal for Quebec Premier Jean Charest.
Aboriginal policing changes eyed in the North
A new initiative is in the works to provide better policing services in Aboriginal communities across Canada’s northern territories.
Some Yukon chiefs duck violence against women rally
Women’s groups in the Yukon want First Nation leaders to be reminded of the violence that continues to plague women and children in their communities.
‘Apologies are just to save face’ over Alberta oil spill ‘disaster,’ says Lubicon chief
The chief of the Lubicon Cree says the Alberta government’s recent apologies for the devastating oil spill on Lubicon territory is not enough.