NWAC reacts to #MMIW terms of reference – do they go far enough?
President of Native Women’s Association of Canada talks to APTN about national inquiry.
Ontario
#MMIW Inquiry details to be announced Wednesday in Gatineau, Que
APTN National News OTTAWA — Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett will use the backdrop of…
Company constructs ultra-sustainable home at Six Nations, hopes to build more on reserves across Canada
The home for Francine Doxtator is constructed with materials like tires, bottles and cans, and it produces electricity from the wind and sun.
Music festival played on despite government, Huron-Wendat opposition over possible sacred sites
“It’s totally disgusting to First Nations.” Music festival goes ahead on possible Huron Wendat burial ground.
Archaeological dig for Indigenous villages should have happened before massive music festival: Oro-Medonte residents
The site of the three-day WayHome Music & Arts Festival in Barrie, ON, has caused resentment for some
Indigenous family in Ontario makes history with 3 generations of practising lawyers
Howard Staats became the first lawyer in the family when he was called to the bar in 1966
Thunder Bay inquest jury finds four First Nations students’ deaths undetermined, three accidental
The jury has released 145 recommendations aimed at preventing similar tragedies
Ontario government to fund new study of Grassy Narrows’ water
The ministers have earmarked $300,000 to hire scientists that will test mercury levels and make recommendations on how to clean it up
Miss Universe Canada hopeful raises awareness of anxiety and depression
23 year old is first Anishinaabe woman to compete in Miss Universe Canada
