After deciding Wednesday to reject the Conservative government’s plan to introduce legislation on First Nations education, First Nations chiefs are now preparing a “plan of action” which will be tabled at an upcoming special assembly in December.
The day before Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan stepped behind a microphone to trumpet his government’s commitment to education, one of his department’s Ontario regional offices faced a protest from Six Nations residents over the lack of supplies for the community’s schools.
A week after announcing major cuts to First Nations advocacy groups across Canada, Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan made an appearance in Edmonton.
Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister John Duncan responded in Edmonton Tuesday to criticism over cuts to Aboriginal organizations.
It’s summer and for many MPs that means travel.
It’s summer and for many MPs that means travel.
We start tonight in Nova Scotia where the minister of Aboriginal Affairs confirmed that on-reserve private property legislation is coming.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says the Conservative government will introduce legislation allowing private land ownership on First Nations reserves sometime next year and at least 74 First Nations have expressed support for the move.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan unveiled a stained glass window in honour of residential school survivors Monday, marking the June 11, 2008, anniversary of the prime minister’s apology for one of the darkest periods in Canadian history.
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