Duncan defends cuts to Aboriginal organizations
Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister John Duncan responded in Edmonton Tuesday to criticism over cuts to Aboriginal organizations.
Ottawa
Deh Cho strikes blow against Ottawa in battle over sacred area
For years, the Deh Cho First Nations in the Northwest Territories have been fighting the federal government to prevent mining on their traditional lands.
Anishinaabe Iraq war vet completes cross-country walk with Indian Act chained to body
After 135 days walking across the country, Leo Baskatawang, an Iraq war veteran, climbed the stairs to Parliament Hill Tuesday dragging a copy of the Indian Act attached to his waist by a length of chain.
Ottawa football team considering spiking "Redskins" name
An Ottawa minor football organization is considering spiking its name “Redskins.”
Ottawa football team considering spiking “Redskins” name
An Ottawa minor football organization is considering spiking its name “Redskins.”
B.C. NDP would withdraw from federal Northern Gateway assessment
British Columbia’s NDP leader Adrian Dix says that if he’s elected premier he would withdraw from the current environmental assessment of the Northern Gateway pipeline project and set up a made-in B.C. review instead.
Hard hits and life skills during football camp for players from remote communities
About 100 young football players from remote communities in northern Quebec, Saskatchewan and Ontario are in Ottawa for what’s being called the Six Nations Challenge.
TRC hears painful Inuit residential school stories
Meanwhile, the truth and reconciliation commission heard from the urban Inuit community Thursday in Ottawa.
Minister Duncan says planned 2013 introduction of private land ownership legislation
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says the Conservative government will introduce legislation allowing private land ownership on First Nations reserves sometime next year and at least 74 First Nations have expressed support for the move.
