Former Idle No More organizer unfazed RCMP have him under surveillance
An Indigenous activist says documents showing the RCMP have him under surveillance reveal Canadian authorities have criminalized Indigenous dissent.
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Document: Ottawa’s funding shortfall put East Coast FN children at ‘high’ risk of ‘serious harm’
A funding shortfall faced by Aboriginal Affairs on the East Coast put First Nation children at “high” risk of “exposure” to “serious harm,” according to an internal department document that surfaced during a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing wrapping up this week.
Quebec First Nations seeking more documents from Ottawa on education bill
The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) is demanding additional internal documents from Ottawa linked to the controversial First Nation education bill as part of its ongoing Federal Court case against the Harper government.
Yukon First Nation opposed Ottawa’s streamlining of environmental assessments
First Nations in the Yukon are against proposed changes to the territory’s Environmental Assessment Act and they showed their opposition to Bill S-6 in Ottawa last week.
Ottawa business apologizes to First Nation woman for not accepting status card
There’s nothing in Ontario law that says businesses have to offer the tax exemption.
Gatineau construction site occupation leader to spend weekend in jail
APTN National News After holding the ancient site for several weeks police removed a number…
Status of Women’s ‘Action Plan’ inflated Aboriginal Affairs’ violence prevention project spending by $24.5 million
The Harper government has reduced funding for shelters in 41 First Nation communities by millions of dollars, according to a comparison between Aboriginal Affairs numbers and those contained in an “Action Plan” to fight violence against Indigenous women.
Gatineau mayor says Kitigan Zibi chief backs plan to end archeological site occupation
The Mayor of Gatineau says he has the support of an Algonquin chief for a plan aimed at ending an over month-long occupation of a construction site where archeologists found artifacts dating back thousands of years.
Protestors vow to defy Gatineau injunction, won’t leave area where 6,000 year-old fire pit discovered
A small group of protestors who have set up camp at a work site where archaeologists found artifacts dating back thousands of years are vowing to defy an injunction threatened by the city of Gatineau, Que., which is in the midst of a massive redevelopment project.
