The RCMP has been blasted by a human rights organization for failing to protect Indigenous women in northern British Columbia, including the victims of the “Highway of Tears” where dozens have been murdered or gone missing.
Tensions over Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo’s leadership spilled onto the floor of the 8th floor conference hall at the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg this week during a meeting between Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
The fast may be over but the fight continues.
The “long silent war drums” of First Nations people will pound again if Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence dies from her hunger strike, says the head of Manitoba’s largest chiefs organization.
The “long silent war drums” of First Nations people will pound again if Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence dies from her hunger strike, says the head of Manitoba’s largest chiefs organization.
As chiefs across the country continue to meet across the river from Ottawa in Gatineau, Que. at the annual December assembly they’re also watching what First Nation youth are saying online through social media.
After years of legal wrangling a preliminary hearing started Tuesday in Ottawa looking into whether Canada discriminates against First Nation children living on reserves.
The Native Women’s Association says it will be “denouncing” the Conservative government over its decision to slash 10 per cent from core funding to Aboriginal organizations across the country.
