Tom Jackson, Ovide Mercredi selected for Order of Canada honours
On Thursday, two well-known First Nation personalities were receiving Order of Canada honours at Rideau…
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Ovide Mercredi receives honourary doctorate from University of Manitoba
Ovide Mercredi received an honourary doctorate from the University of Manitoba Thursday in Winnipeg….
‘We had to listen and learn’ says Ontario’s law society of working with Indigenous clients
The Law Society of Ontario knows it has to do better for Indigenous clients after an independent review found problems with the way it worked with residential school survivors, says its treasurer.
Ovide Mercredi report rips Ontario Law Society on handling of Keshen file
Residential school survivors were failed by the Law Society of Ontario when it came to handling their complaints against a lawyer, says a scathing new report.
Winnipeg financial firm offered ‘kickbacks’ to chiefs to land business deals
Indigenous Affairs investigating the allegations of kickbacks
Ex-AFN national chief Mercredi blasts chiefs over divisions during closed-door meeting
Tensions over Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo’s leadership spilled onto the floor of the 8th floor conference hall at the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg this week during a meeting between Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
Too early for final judgement on Crown-First Nations Gathering: Mercredi
It’s been almost two months since the Crown-First Nations gathering brought 400 chiefs to Ottawa.
Copps gets backing from ex-AFN chief in Liberal party president race
A high profile First Nations leader is backing Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps in her bid to become president of the beleaguered federal Liberal party.