Chiefs wary as they prepare for meeting with Harper
Several First Nations chiefs from across Canada met in Winnipeg this week to discuss what they want to bring to the table at the Jan. 24 First Nations-Crown gathering.
Several First Nations chiefs from across Canada met in Winnipeg this week to discuss what they want to bring to the table at the Jan. 24 First Nations-Crown gathering.
The First Nation Crown summit is just over two weeks away.
The First Nation Crown summit is just over two weeks away.
Chiefs with the Assembly of First Nations have headed home.
The moment of reckoning for First Nations is soon approaching.
-With cries of political outrage over the Attawapiskat crisis still echoing off Parliament Hill’s sandstone walls, Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited television cameras into his wood-paneled office before his meeting with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo Thursday to announce a “historic” meeting between his government and First Nations leaders.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo is meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper Thursday afternoon as the political fallout over the housing crisis in Attawapiskat continues to escalate.
A month after the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency triggering the intervention of the Canadian Red Cross, the Conservative government has announced it would be removing the chief and council and hiring a financial consultant to manage the reserve.
RCMP investigators have yet to launch a formal investigation into the activities of Bruce Carson, a former aide to the prime minister, but the file remains open, APTN National News can report.