Wilson-Raybould should step down if running for Liberals: former chief Art Manuel
By Tim Fontaine APTN National News Jody Wilson-Raybould should quit her post as an Assembly…
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Harper government approves Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline project
WINNIPEG–The Harper government is expected to announce its decision on whether to green light Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline after financial markets close Tuesday.
AFN rejects Harper government’s education bill, calls for immediate injection of $1.9 billion
The Assembly of First Nation called on the Harper government Tuesday to withdraw its First Nation education bill while also demanding the federal government immediately inject the $1.9 billion promised for 2015 in the last federal budget.
AFN chiefs expected to reject Bill C-33
-First Nation chiefs gathered for a special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations Tuesday are expected to formally reject the Harper government’s proposed bill for on-reserve education.
Valcourt attacks Confederacy of Nations, calls chiefs ‘rogue’ and threats to national security
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations Thursday, labeling the chiefs behind the organization as rogues who are “threatening” national security.
Chiefs plotting revival of dormant ‘Confederacy of Nations’ to stop FN education bill
A group of First Nation chiefs plan to revive a dormant oversight body within the Assembly of First Nations to turn the organization against the Harper government’s First Nation education bill.
RCMP sifted through 51,000 of Bruce Carson’s emails for 3 separate investigations
By Kenneth Jackson and Jorge Barrera APTN National News The RCMP have obtained 51,000 of…
Aboriginal Affairs DM made “snide remark” about Idle No More’s silence: BC Chief
A senior British Columbia chief says the deputy minister of Aboriginal Affairs made a “snide remark” about the lack of Idle No More protests during a recent meeting in Ottawa of a committee created during a controversial meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nation chiefs last Jan. 11.
Top federal officials aiming to woo First Nation leaders on pipeline projects: letter
Several top federal officials are planning to meet with senior First Nations leaders in British Columbia later this month in an attempt to break an impasse over planned major pipeline projects facing resistance from Indigenous communities in the province, according to a letter obtained by APTN National News.