"Part Indian" (or is it Inuit?) Justin Bieber faces online backlash over "free gas" claim
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Pop star Justin Bieber is facing an online backlash…
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Atleo aims for unity following fractious AFN election campaign
By Jorge Barrera and Tim Fontaine APTN National News TORONTO–After one of the most fractious…
"We are stronger together," says AFN candidate Atleo
Calling the last three years an honour and privilege, incumbent Shawn Atleo said First Nations today have much to learn from historic battles waged over rights and resources.
Chiefs want final approval on expected federal First Nations education legislation before House of Commons tabling
While chiefs gather this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to vote for the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations they will also be laying out the agenda for Wednesday’s winner to push.
Palmater backer blasts prominent journalist as "white supremacist" after column on AFN election
A Mohawk University of Victoria professor and backer of Pam Palmater, one of the leading contenders for Assembly of First Nations national chief, blasted two prominent journalists Monday, calling one a racist and the other ignorant after they wrote columns essentially backing incumbent Shawn Atleo in the race to lead the largest First Nations organization in the country.
Defence Minister MacKay's Iranian-born wife "pleaded" with AFN candidate Nelson to cut Iranian ties
A prominent Iranian-Canadian human rights activist and wife of Defence Minister Peter MacKay says she “pleaded” with Terry Nelson, a former Manitoba chief running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, to end his dealings with Iran and cancel a planned trip to the country’s capital.
Justice Murray Sinclair meets with Education Ministers in Halifax
APTN National News The head of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission had a message for…
Tone down "wrecking ball" rhetoric, says chief backing Atleo
A Vancouver Island chief backing Shawn Atleo in the current race for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on opponents to refrain from “wrecking ball” rhetoric in the campaign.
Atleo pushing First Nations down "assimilation" road, says former backer
The Saskatchewan chief who formally nominated Shawn Atleo as a candidate in 2009 says the incumbent national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is heading down a path toward “assimilation.”