‘They’re looking for a hand up not a hand out’ says Alberta Indigenous Relations minister on cutting environment program
A First Nation leader in Alberta is questioning the province’s decision to cut an environment…
Budget
Nunavik gets help to offset high cost of living
Inuit in Quebec are getting a taste from the province’s $2.5 billion surplus to help…
The good, the bad and the maybe? A closer look at the federal budget
There is nearly $5 billion in new funding for Indigenous peoples in Budget 2019.
Nunavut’s government promises to balance budget, but NTI critical of the plan
Nunavut Finance Minister George Hickes has delivered a mostly stay the course budget to the…
Iqaluit jail riot to cost Nunavut more than $11K a day and counting
Keeping 40 Nunavut inmates in an Ontario jail is costing the Government of Nunavut $11,000 a day. The 40 were shipped south after what RCMP describe as a “riot” at the Baffin Correctional Centre (BCC) in Iqaluit on June 20.
Nation to Nation takes one last look back at the 2018 budget
The 2018 federal budget, released Tuesday, contains a chapter called “reconciliation.” It earmarks $4.8 billion…
Trudeau government announces $1.4B in new funding for First Nation child welfare
First Nation child welfare services will see nearly $1.4 billion in additional funding over the…
National #MMIWG Inquiry has spent 10% of budget as of March
The National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls has spent almost $5.2 million as of March 23, 2017 according to an Inquiry spokesperson.
Face To Face: Dennis Ward sits down with MKO Grand Chief, Sheila North Wilson
Dennis Ward APTN Face To Face She was the first woman to ever be elected as…