Metis Nation in NWT asking for millions in compensation from Ottawa
Members of the Northwest Territories Metis Nation are demanding that Ottawa put $120-million in a trust fund to compensate them for lost hunting revenue.
Federal politics
Saganash wants MP oath text amended to include treaty reference
Liberal MP Ouellette supports Saganash’s plan
First Nation water woes caught in Ottawa, Manitoba jurisdictional limbo
Last week APTN National News aired a story on internal federal government documents that suggest there is no plan to increase the funding to provide proper plumbing and housing on some of Manitoba’s poorest reserves.
A tale of two FN communities on federal election night
As the election campaigns continue to roll, many Aboriginal organizations are encouraging their people to get out and vote.