Tenters continue housing protest at Yukon legislature
APTN National News Helen Hollywood has been camped on the lawn of the Yukon legislature…
APTN National News Helen Hollywood has been camped on the lawn of the Yukon legislature…
In Ottawa, hundreds of Aboriginal families sit on a waiting list for a place to call home.
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples held an anniversary this weekend in Ottawa.
It is summertime in the Yukon and campers are taking advantage of the government’s greenery.
The Auditor General’s spring report is out and there are no surprises.
The Conservative government has cut $127 million from First Nations reserve housing since 2008, the Liberals charged in the House of Commons Tuesday.
Indigenous leaders have reason to suspect a hidden “agenda” behind the Stephen Harper government’s decision to change the name of Indian Affairs and the title of the minister responsible for the department, NDP leader Jack Layton said.
NDP Leader Jack Layton blasted Prime Minister Stephen Harper for failing to address First Nations water, housing and education issues in the Conservative’s last, dead-on-arrival, federal budget.
Days before Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo announced in Winnipeg he would be pushing to abolish the Indian Act, he received a telephone call from Bruce Carson, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former aide and friend.