Women leaders rip Ottawa for not ending Indian Act discrimination
Women leaders were in Ottawa Tuesday demanding an end to sex discrimination in the Indian…
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Push for study of coerced sterilization intensifies on Parliament Hill
A Commons committee will hear Thursday afternoon from senior government officials about the coerced sterilization…
NDP MP calls for investigation into death of Abraham Donkey
NDP MP Niki Ashton is calling for an investigation into the death of Abraham…
In B.C. not everyone is applauding the proposed federal ban on tanker traffic off the coast
APTN News On Tuesday night, the House of Commons passed Bill C-48 which bans tankers…
Member of Lax Kw’alaams First Nation in northern B.C. says people will be hurt by tanker ban
Conservative Member of Parliament Kevin Waugh said more than 30 First Nations in northern British Columbia and Alberta will suffer by a proposed Liberal tanker ban.
Committee considers Indigenous language use on Parliament Hill
APTN News Romeo Saganash says it’s his “constitutional right” to have Cree simultaneously translated in…
Rejection of S-3 sets up showdown between House and Senate
Bill S-3 was supposed to fix gender inequality in the Indian Act once and for all. But it doesn’t apply in many situations including if you lost your status before 1985.
Liberal MP proposing Indian residential school reconciliation and memorial day
Liberal Robert-Falcon Ouellette wants to make June 2nd, Indian residential school reconciliation and memorial day.
On Muskrat Falls, PM Trudeau says relationship with Indigenous peoples based on ‘science’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the statement during question period after he was pressed on Ottawa’s perceived inaction on the ongoing Muskrat Falls controversy