Samson Cree block highway in Alberta
Samson Cree Nation in Alberta members staged a peaceful blockade Wednesday of a major highway running through their community just an hour outside of Edmonton.
Samson Cree Nation in Alberta members staged a peaceful blockade Wednesday of a major highway running through their community just an hour outside of Edmonton.
The electronic system that processes medical and dental claims for First Nations and Inuit people has been down since Monday and Health Canada says it doesn’t know how long it will take to fix the problem.
Dozens of Samson Cree Nation members have blocked an Alberta highway as part of a blockade in support of Idle No More and Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike.
Monday’s rallies seemed hard to miss with the drumming, chanting and marching in some of Canada’s largest cities.
Monday’s rallies seemed hard to miss with the drumming, chanting and marching in some of Canada’s largest cities.
Thousands of Albertans were part of a Canada-wide day of protests in opposition to the federal government’s Bill C-45 Monday.
Members of the Samson Cree Nation plan to block an Alberta highway on Wednesday in support of IdleNoMore and Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike.
Members of the Samson Cree Nation plan to block an Alberta highway on Wednesday in support of IdleNoMore and Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike.
Facing mass country-wide protests under the banner of IdleNoMore, the Conservative government unveiled its plans for proposed First Nations legislation Tuesday only to have it met by immediate derision.