Sitting Bull headdress emerges from vault
A headdress believed to have belonged to Sitting Bull is emerging after decades hiding inside a museum vault.
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Maud stands by starlight tour claim
Some Manitoba musical stars came out Thursday to a fundraiser for Evan Maud, a Winnipeg First Nations man who claimed he was taken on a starlight tour by police.
Prosperity mine resurrection?
British Columbia Liberal leadership candidate Christy Clark says if chosen leader she would resurrect Taseko Mine’s controversial Prosperity mine project which would drain a lake sacred to area First Nations.
Questions shroud Lonechild case
Saskatchewan justice officials have hinted that the circumstances surrounding a venue change in the sentencing of a First Nations leader may come under review.
Indian Affairs reviewing controversial loan program
A controversial Indian Affairs economic development program accused of knee-capping Aboriginal banks is being reviewed by a Quebec consultant, Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan said.
Provinces help Big Tobacco undercut FNs cigs: businessman
First Nations cigarette makers can’t compete with the discount products of “Big Tobacco” if provincial governments continue to meddle in the First Nations tobacco trade, says a former Saskatchewan cigarette wholesaler.
YK’s Giant Mine leaves toxic legacy
Yellowknife’s Giant Mine was at one time the economic driving force behind the Northwest Territories.
‘Duty to consult’ meaning muddy
Five years after the Supreme Court of Canada decision established the “duty to consult” the actual meaning of the term remains unclear.
Robbie Robertson gets his due
Robbie Robertson is being inducted into the Canadian songwriters hall of fame.