Stephen Harper’s longest war: missing and murdered Indigenous women
Kenneth Jackson APTN National News OTTAWA – Soon after Stephen Harper began his first term…
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Conservative director booted from riding board over comments describing ‘Indians’ as ‘self-loathing’
Riding association director said “Indians” should “assimilate”
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Legacy Child Welfare 1. We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial and Aboriginal governments to…
Defence in Cindy Gladue case used for-hire U.S. forensic pathologist who questions validity of shaken baby syndrome
U.S. report linked pathologist’s testimony to discredited medical studies
RCMP won’t back Valcourt’s claim Indigenous men responsible for 70 per cent of Indigenous women murders
Valcourt’s office said information would be released ‘in due course’
Aboriginal Affairs shared wide range of information with spy agency to bolster Idle No More surveillance: documents
The federal Aboriginal Affairs department shared information with Canada’s spies and other federal law enforcement agencies to bolster surveillance of the Idle No More movement […]
Conservatives refuse to reveal numbers on party petition calling for more First Nation transparency
The Conservative party is refusing to release the number of signatures amassed on a petition calling for “more transparency for First Nation governments” promoted by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt on the party’s website.
Saganash: Racism faced by Indigenous people on street linked to Ottawa’s ‘prejudicial conduct’
Ottawa’s historic adversarial posture on Indigenous rights proves institutional racism exists and it’s linked to the racism faced by Indigenous people on the streets of Canada’s cities, says Cree NDP MP Romeo Saganash.
Status of Women’s ‘Action Plan’ inflated Aboriginal Affairs’ violence prevention project spending by $24.5 million
The Harper government has reduced funding for shelters in 41 First Nation communities by millions of dollars, according to a comparison between Aboriginal Affairs numbers and those contained in an “Action Plan” to fight violence against Indigenous women.