Vigils remember missing, murdered women
A record number of vigils were held across the country last week in honour of the over 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
A record number of vigils were held across the country last week in honour of the over 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.
With less than 24 hours until chiefs elect a new leader of the Assembly of First Nations, it’s make-or-break time for the eight candidates.
APTN National News reporter Annette Francis sat down with Shawn Brant about whether First Nations, Metis and Inuit could learn a thing or two from Quebec students.
Just as the heat of summer is starting, a Montreal man is biking across the country with an important message to share.
A senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rebuked Canada for its treatment of Aboriginal people in a letter to former Ojibway chief Terrance Nelson who is running for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
A former Manitoba chief who says the federal Aboriginal Affairs department orchestrated a “coup” against him plans to ask Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for permission to address Iran’s parliament on how Canada treats First Nations people.
Thousands of people across Canada spent Valentine’s Day remembering Aboriginal women who have either gone missing or have been murdered.
This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of Canada’s endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
Canada’s continued refusal to fully involve First Nations in the development of natural resource projects on their territories could undermine the energy security needs of the U.S., says a Manitoba chief.