As the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) nears completion, a potentially explosive case brought forward by a former national chief is slowly making its way to court.
Kenneth Jackson APTN National News Just a few months after announcing a framework to negotiate…
These days he’s a negotiator with the Matawa Tribal Council representing communities in the midst of the planned Ring of Fire development in Northern Ontario.
Former Liberal interim leader Bob Rae said Wednesday he was quitting politics to focus on negotiating on behalf of a First Nation tribal council facing the Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario.
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae and former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine recently met in Winnipeg to discuss the way forward for Aboriginal people and Canada.
Federal MPs are set to debate a Liberal party motion Monday calling on the House of Commons to initiate a two year process to explore replacement of the Indian Act with new, nation-to-nation agreements between Canada and First Nations based on the inherent and treaty rights of First Nations.
The Liberals have elected Toronto MP Bob Rae as their interim leader.
