New treaty alliance to demand meeting with Harper
A new treaty alliance formed on the pow wow grounds of the Onion Lake Cree Nation this week will soon be demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Treaties
All about treaties in Gatineau this week
The architects responsible for crafting modern day treaties are gathering this week in Gatineau.
Possible AFN candidate Erasmus calls for "Treaty 12" for BC
Dene Chief Bill Erasmus is considering a run to become the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Alberta chiefs say Ottawa's environmental assessment changes violate treaties
Ottawa announced last week that it will reduce federal oversight of mining and oil projects and turn over most environmental reviews to the provinces.
Saskatchewan First Nations take Treaty fight to legislature
With provincial organizations like the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in disarray, First Nations in Saskatchewan took matters into their own hands.
Atleo’s leadership questioned as chiefs reject education panel
First Nations chiefs in three provinces have struck a crippling blow against a blue-ribbon panel created by the Assembly of First Nations and Ottawa to study on-reserve education and create a template for new legislation.
Kwakiutl launch two days of action to assert rights over territory
The people of Kwakiutl First Nation on Vancouver Island are taking part in a major demonstration.
Western chiefs aiming to assert rights over resources
How to take control over natural resources on Indigenous territories is at the top of the agenda for chiefs from three Western provinces meeting in Winnipeg this week.
‘This is the last straw,’ Ontario told
Two Anishinabe First Nations in Ontario say provincial wildlife officials should cease “harassing” their people in the woods and on the water or risk “aggravating a volatile situation.”
