Atleo leading delegation to visit Attawapiskat
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo is leading a delegation to visit Attawapiskat Tuesday.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo is leading a delegation to visit Attawapiskat Tuesday.
While Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan isn’t sure when, if ever, he’ll be able to go to Attawapiskat to see the conditions there for himself, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett says the minister can join her their weekend.
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.
When the images of conditions on the Attawapiskat First Nation hit the news, many were shocked.
It’s been weeks since Attawapiskat was thrust into the public spotlight.
The Victor diamond mine sits 90 kilometres from Attawapiskat.
While the housing crisis in Attawapiskat has the country’s full attention, it was an event on March 5, 2005, that pushed the community toward its current dire state of affairs.
Mike Holmes knows all about building homes in remote communities.
The housing problems in First Nations go far beyond Attawapiskat.