Budget 2017 prepares groundwork for historic Ottawa, AFN deal set for April signing
Jorge Barrera APTN National News Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Assembly of First Nations National…
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Liberals promise First Nation child welfare ‘framework,’ but no new dollars in budget
The federal Liberal budget unveiled Wednesday provided no new funding for First Nations child welfare, but it promised to create an “Indigenous Framework on Early Learning and Child Care” at the conclusion of ongoing consultations with First Nations, Inuit and Metis stakeholders.
Manitoba child welfare agency in ‘chaos,’ children put at risk following political intervention: source
A Manitoba child welfare agency serving some of the poorest First Nations in the country is in “chaos” following the political intervention of chiefs who forced the temporary suspension of its executive director, according to an internal source.
Ontario law firms allegedly sat on documents supporting residential school clients’ abuse claims
Jorge Barrera APTN National News Two Ontario law firms allegedly failed to produce documents in…
Audit: Manitoba chiefs organization used training, child care dollars to cover debts
(Former Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak grand chief David Harper faced multiple audits while in charge of…
Manitoba chiefs order child welfare agency board to suspend reformist director
Jorge Barrera APTN National News Chiefs with a northern Manitoba tribal council have taken the…
N2N: Firestorm over Conservative Senator’s speech on Indian residential schools
Nation to Nation Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary secretary for Indigenous affairs, called on Conservative Senator Lynn…
AFN BC regional chief embroiled in photo controversy resigns post
Jorge Barrera APTN National News An Assembly of First Nations regional chief who became embroiled…
Nation to Nation: Pipelines and pushback
Nation to Nation On this week’s episode, Nation to Nation interviews Fort McKay First Nation…