Damage already done in Indian Head
APTN National News After a record amount of snowfall this winter several communities in Saskatchewan…
APTN National News After a record amount of snowfall this winter several communities in Saskatchewan…
APTN National News First Nations in Manitoba are preparing for flood waters as rain and…
APTN National News The communities of Attawapiskat and Kashechewan are once again dealing with a…
APTN National News A group of Saskatchewan First Nations have declared a state of emergency…
Former Innu leader Peter Penashue has resigned his cabinet post along with his Labrador seat Thursday saying donation irregularities to his federal election campaign have forced him to seek re-election in a byelection in the interest of accountability.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue released a letter Thursday asking federal ethics commissioner to re-examine his file for any potential conflicts arising from his former role as a Labrador Innu treaty negotiator and an agreement guaranteeing Innu businesses contracts from a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric development in Labrador.
It’s been nearly two years but thousands of First Nation flood evacuees are still waiting to go home and people are asking one question of the Manitoba government – what are they prepared to do?
The 2011 flood was one of the largest and most expensive the province of Manitoba has ever seen.
Manitoba First Nations members flooded out of their homes for their past 17 months continued their protests against what they say are unfair cuts to their disaster assistance.