Kahnawake gets a Hollywood visitor
It’s a familiar story. A man finds out that he has First Nations ancestry and decides he wants to know more.
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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.
Education bill, meeting with Valcourt on Confederacy of Nations agenda
First Nation chiefs attending a planned Confederacy of Nations meeting in Ottawa Wednesday are expected to develop a strategy to immediately engage Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt on his government’s proposed First Nation education bill, APTN National News has learned.
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.
Puck drops on hockey championship in Kahnawake
While most Canadians are following the NHL playoffs, the puck dropped on another championship tournament outside Montreal.
Weapons found in home of Akwesasne man and strip club owner caught in SQ tobacco operation
Mohawk police officers uncovered a cache of weapons Wednesday inside the home of an Akwesasne man whose strip club was allegedly used to store North Carolina-grown raw tobacco after it was smuggled into Canada by an Italian Mafia-run network, APTN National News has learned.
Valcourt tells opposition MP to follow Atleo’s “lead” on education bill
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says he doesn’t believe “unanimity” will ever be found on his government’s proposed First Nation education bill, but opposition MPs should follow the “lead” of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo, think of the “children” and put politics aside on the issue.
Kahnawake’s headlock on wrestling
Ask anyone who follows Olympic-style wrestling in Quebec and they’ll rave about “The Team.”
Federal cabinet to appoint members of council set to oversee FN education under proposed bill
The federal cabinet will appoint the members of an education council that will oversee on-reserve schools under the Harper government’s proposed First Nation education bill tabled in the House of Commons Thursday.