Spence and Robinson end fasts, call on Canadians to fix years of oppression
The fast may be over but the fight continues.
The fast may be over but the fight continues.
The “long silent war drums” of First Nations people will pound again if Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence dies from her hunger strike, says the head of Manitoba’s largest chiefs organization.
The “long silent war drums” of First Nations people will pound again if Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence dies from her hunger strike, says the head of Manitoba’s largest chiefs organization.
As chiefs across the country continue to meet across the river from Ottawa in Gatineau, Que. at the annual December assembly they’re also watching what First Nation youth are saying online through social media.
After years of legal wrangling a preliminary hearing started Tuesday in Ottawa looking into whether Canada discriminates against First Nation children living on reserves.
The Native Women’s Association says it will be “denouncing” the Conservative government over its decision to slash 10 per cent from core funding to Aboriginal organizations across the country.
Former Ojibway chief Terry Nelson is expected to lead a small delegation on a visit to Iran in October, APTN National News has learned.
The Assembly of First Nations is planning to hold a special, self-funded chiefs’ gathering on education in October in the Ottawa region.
First Nation, Inuit and Metis leaders are in Nova Scotia Wednesday to meet with Canada’s 13 premiers.