Jorge Barrera
Akwesasne Mohawk grand chief Mike Mitchell says goodbye after three decades
APTN National News Akwesasne Grand Chief Mike Mitchell has had a storied political career. He’s…
Medicine Hat police could face public investigation over how officers handled murder case against Cree woman
(Connie Oakes. Photo courtesy of Oakes’ family) Jorge Barrera APTN National News CALGARY–A southern Alberta…
Victim tells court she relived “fear” of Brazeau’s alleged attack listening to 911 recording
Jorge Barrera APTN National News The sound of a weeping woman’s voice filled the Gatineau,…
Delegates representing families of missing, murdered Indigenous women hope their testimony will be ‘first step’
Nunatukavut president Todd Russell (left) and Aboriginal Affairs minister Bernard Valcourt arrive at the roundtable…
Valcourt says band “responsible” for fighting fire that killed 2 kids
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt blamed Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation for not having the ability to fight a fire Tuesday that killed two children.
Fire department did not respond to deadly fire because FN 3 months behind on fire bill
The Loon Lake volunteer fire department did not respond to a deadly house fire Tuesday on a neighbouring First Nation [cut “reserve”] because the band council was three months behind on its fire bill, according to documents obtained by APTN National News.
Survivors from electric chair-equipped residential school facing another court fight with Ottawa
Indian residential school survivors who attended an institution that used an electric chair to torture students are returning to court in another effort to force the federal government to release uncensored documents from the investigations and criminal trials of former school staff.
Conservatives refuse to reveal numbers on party petition calling for more First Nation transparency
The Conservative party is refusing to release the number of signatures amassed on a petition calling for “more transparency for First Nation governments” promoted by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt on the party’s website.
