Don’t paint us all with same brush on salaries: chiefs
Should information about the salaries of band politicians be made public for everyone?
First Nations
Indian Affairs cuts water shipments to Ontario FN
Indian Affairs is forcing the reduction of bottled water shipments to a northern Ontario First Nations that has been without a clean water supply source since this summer, according to the band chief.
Water woes continue for Manitoba FNs
The federal government has said that its endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples shows its support for the rights of Canada’s Aboriginal people. But a quick glance across the country shows those rights are often being ignored.
‘This is the last straw,’ Ontario told
Two Anishinabe First Nations in Ontario say provincial wildlife officials should cease “harassing” their people in the woods and on the water or risk “aggravating a volatile situation.”
‘People are getting crazier here, crazier and crazier’
A fly-in northern Ontario First Nation has declared a state of emergency over a rash of violent incidents, including murders and a series of arson attacks.
Ontario probes development on ancient FNs village site
The province of Ontario has launched an investigation to find out whether human remains were extracted from a development on an ancient First Nations village site.
Videos show RCMP treatment of FNs men
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has released video of three Aboriginal men who they say were abused by RCMP officers while in police custody in Williams Lake, B.C.
Private fund aims to backstop FNs land claims
A boutique Calgary law firm is quietly promoting a ground-breaking private investment fund to backstop cash-strapped First Nations sitting on lucrative land claims
Elite BC school faces ugly racism charge
An elite British Columbia private school is facing a human rights complaint from an Indian residential school survivor who alleges the institution did little after she faced a racist barrage from a manager who said “all Indians are dirty filthy pigs.”
