Candidate for AFN national chief says she doesn’t want her gender to be defining characteristic
Throughout the nomination process APTN News will be approaching each of the candidates who are…
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Quebec coroner dismisses hospital orderly’s explanation for taunting Joyce Echaquan
While a former Quebec orderly who was caught on video making derogatory comments about an…
Blackstock gears up for latest Federal Court fight to end ‘human rights tragedy’ against First Nations kids
Ottawa seeks judicial review of rulings that compensate victims of the discriminatory CFS system, extend eligibility for Jordan’s Principle
AFN needs to get back to its original intent says Doreen Manuel
With the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) annual assembly set for July when a new…
Fort McMurray non-profit hoping to keep bands on the up and up
Rob Louie says he’s seen too many band members across the country not get their…
Indigenous patients face higher risk of death after surgery, study suggests
‘The Canadian health-care system is currently getting the outcomes it is designed to get. It is based on a highly colonial structure.’
Edmonton Police Service offering ‘Know Your Rights’ card to the public
Following in the footsteps of the Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA), the Edmonton Police…
Inquests, Indigenous deaths and racism, why the Joyce Echaquan inquiry must produce results: Opinion
Mary Jane Logan McCallum, Christa Big Canoe and Josée Lavoie – Special to APTN News The…
‘It’s a painful time for people:’ Advocate in B.C. asks AFN to hold off on July election
Some First Nations leaders are asking for the upcoming Assembly of First Nations elections for…