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Growing Nowhere

14 years ago By Investigates

Hundreds of First Nation communities are located within Canada’s Prairie grain belt yet few get…

Ottawa continues mulling how to endorse UN declaration

14 years ago By Mark Blackburn

The federal government is still examining “how to best formalize” its endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but appears to stand by its position outlined during debates last week at the UN Human Rights Council that collective rights to not equate to human rights.

Prosperity faced 15 years of DFO objections

14 years ago By Mark Blackburn

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has over the past 15 years consistently raised objections to Taskeo Mine Inc’s controversial Prosperity gold and copper project in British Columbia’s interior, documents provided to APTN National News show.

Elite BC school faces ugly racism charge

14 years ago By Mark Blackburn

An elite British Columbia private school is facing a human rights complaint from an Indian residential school survivor who alleges the institution did little after she faced a racist barrage from a manager who said “all Indians are dirty filthy pigs.”

NDP MP under the gun

14 years ago By Mark Blackburn

Churchill NDP MP Niki Ashton is facing pressure from her First Nations constituents to break ranks with her party and side with the Conservative government on a vote to scrap the controversial gun registry.