Texas white buffalo hunt triggers outrage
The birth of a white buffalo in many cultures is said to be a sign that people from different cultures will unite.
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Roberta Jamieson blazing a trail
She was the first Aboriginal woman to earn a law degree in Canada, she was the first non-Parliamentarian to be an ex-officio member of a House of Commons committee and she was the first woman appointed as Ontario Ombudsmen.
Sacred fire burns for first time during Arctic Winter Games
The 2012 Arctic Winter Games are not only a chance for athletes to show off their skills, but it also gives different cultures the opportunity to share their traditions.
2012 Arctic Winter Games ready for kickoff
The City of Whitehorse is in its final countdown to host the 2012 Arctic Winter Games.
TRC Commissioner Sinclair takes strong exception to APTN story
An item by APTN National News reporter Rob Smith which aired last Friday raised a question which is a source of much debate: Were residential schools genocide?
100 reserve schools "not safe," system needs "immediate injection" of cash: panel chair
First Nations schools need an “immediate injection” of money, says the chair of a national, three-person panel created by Ottawa and the Assembly of First Nation to study the education system on reserves.
100 reserve schools “not safe,” system needs “immediate injection” of cash: panel chair
First Nations schools need an “immediate injection” of money, says the chair of a national, three-person panel created by Ottawa and the Assembly of First Nation to study the education system on reserves.
Atleo, Harper offer opposing visions on need to scrap Indian Act
In speeches to open the Crown-First Nations Gathering in Ottawa Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo painted starkly differently visions of the paths ahead for Canada and its Indigenous population.
Harper declares “new day” in relationship with First Nations
While Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared a “new day” had dawned on the relationship between Canada and its Indigenous population, he offered no grand pronouncements in his speech to First Nations chiefs during the opening of the Crown-First Nations Gathering in Ottawa Tuesday.
