Iraq war vet set to walk cross-country for First Nations issues
An Indigenous Iraq war veteran says he is planning on walking from Vancouver to Ottawa to call out the federal government over its refusal to deal with First Nations issues.
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Guitar heroes in Thunder Bay
A high school in Thunder Bay, Ont., is finding new ways to keep its students in class.
Attawapiskat Chief Spence takes battle with Ottawa to court
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says she’s going to court against Aboriginal Affairs to challenge the department’s decision to impose a third-party manager on her community.
Attawapiskat partly at fault for housing crisis: Duncan
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Friday that the housing crisis gripping the northern Ontario First Nation of Attawapiskat is partly of its own making.
Ottawa offers up to $2.5 million for Attawapiskat as Red Cross prepares to help
The federal government is promising $2.5 million in funding to alleviate the housing crisis gripping the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat which medical experts say is putting the lives of residents in danger as winter approaches.
Red Cross stepping into Attawapiskat crisis
The Canadian Red Cross is expected to intervene in the crisis gripping the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat where families live in tents, others in shacks with no running water and human waste is dumped from buckets into ditches.
‘If I can’t make enough money for mouthwash, I go for hairspray’
Shelters for homeless people are meant to be safe places where street people get a night’s rest.
First Nations peoples sytematically excluded from juries: Ontario coroner
A coroner’s ruling in Northern Ontario is supporting the claims of First Nations in the area that juries are excluding Aboriginal people.
Thunder Bay, a city of lost youth
Thunder Bay, Ont., is considered a hub for as many as 49 First Nations in northern Ontario.