Cree MP Saganash launches bid for NDP leadership
Former Cree leader Romeo Saganash is running to replace Jack Layton as the leader of the NDP.
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Ontario NDP leader Horwarth says more consultation needed with First Nations
Ontario’s provincial election is three weeks away.
Bevington ‘champion of all things northern’ takes on new critic role
NDP leader Jack Layton has appointed Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington as the Official Opposition critic for northern development.
Saganash hopes Aboriginal MPs work together
NDP MP’s Romeo Saganash and Jean Crowder talked with APTN about some of their party’s priorities for the coming session.
Saganash rode orange wave to victory
The NDP’s Romeo Saganash easily took his northern Quebec riding despite facing accusations early on his Cree background would prove a liability with local voters.
Rob Clarke back to Hill after narrow win over former FSIN chief Joseph
In a Saskatchewan riding where Non-Aboriginal voters are outnumbered, incumbent Conservative MP Rob Clarke barely hung on in an all-Aboriginal field of candidates.
Jack Layton visits Yellowknife on heels of NDP surge
APTN National News The NDP is riding an unprecedented surge in the polls leading up…
Conservatives snub Winnipeg urban Aboriginal debate
Aboriginal leaders from across Manitoba rallied together at an all-candidates forum in Winnipeg Tuesday night.
Ignatieff boots Quebec candidate who called Aboriginals ‘featherheads’
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is facing a brewing controversy after it emerged a Liberal candidate who founded a white supremacy group in Quebec made racist comments about Aboriginal people, calling them “featherheads” and questioning the validity of Aboriginal rights.