The Mayor of Gatineau says he has the support of an Algonquin chief for a plan aimed at ending an over month-long occupation of a construction site where archeologists found artifacts dating back thousands of years.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo came to a secret agreement outlining the broad framework and name of the now shelved First Nation education bill months before it was tabled in Parliament, according to a document filed in Federal Court.
Former Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo kept key members of the organization’s chiefs executive committee in the dark before appearing next to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to announce a now-stalled First Nation education bill back in February, according to court documents.
Calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls may be heating up this week but it’s been happening for over a decade with many women and community members.
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The fate of Grand Chief David Harper and a forensic audit into Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak’s books remained uncertain following a shortened meeting by the organization’s chiefs executive council Thursday.
Chiefs on the executive council for Manitoba Keeewatinowi Okimakanak met Thursday to discuss the temporary removal of Grand Chief David Harper while the organization faces a full forensic audit.
