Mixed feelings after AFN assembly
For three days chiefs from across the country have been talking about the big issues that impact their people.
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Harper agrees to meeting with First Nations leaders
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is interested in a formal meeting with First Nations leaders and has asked his office to engage in discussions with the country’s main First Nations organization on a wide-ranging reform package to overhaul governance and economic development.
Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan undergoes heart surgery
Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, according to a message posted on the Indian Affairs website.
U.S. to back UN declaration on Indigenous peoples: Obama
U.S. President Obama said Thursday his administration would be supporting reversing position and supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Govt policies failing on poverty: prof
Government policies aimed at solving First Nations poverty don’t match with reality, according to some researchers.
Narwhal tusk ban upsets Inuit
An Inuit group is angry that Ottawa imposed a ban on Narwhal tusks in Nunavut without first consulting the people that live there.
Pelican Narrows sick of gang violence
Pelican Narrows, a northeastern Saskatchewan community has had enough of gangs, violence and vandalism.
AIM used Aquash as ‘martyr’: daughters
Another chapter has been closed in the death of Annie Mae Pictou-Aquash.
Ontario chief warns of another ‘Ipperwash’
A northwestern Ontario chief is warning of another “Ipperwash” and “KI” unless a mining company and the Ontario government include his community in gold exploration plans.