School postponed over Split Lake water woes
First Nation has been without running water for over a week
Human Rights
Replay: APTN correspondent wins human rights award for Jordan’s Principle stories
APTN National News It was recommendation number three in the Truth and Reconciliation report released…
Yukon challenging human rights commission over inmate complaint investigations
Yukon’s Department of Justice is challenging the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
Shoal Lake 40 out to make a statement with different kind of museum
They protested the opening of the Canadian museum for human rights.
Document: Ottawa’s funding shortfall put East Coast FN children at ‘high’ risk of ‘serious harm’
A funding shortfall faced by Aboriginal Affairs on the East Coast put First Nation children at “high” risk of “exposure” to “serious harm,” according to an internal department document that surfaced during a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing wrapping up this week.
Survivors speak out against destruction of residential schools records
By Kathleen Martens APTN Investigates WINNIPEG – There is growing confusion and anger over a…
Student filing human rights against school over smudging stance
APTN National News His story is getting attention from across North America. Stephen Bunn is…
Homeless sue B.C. city over chicken manure dumping, slashed tents
A group of homeless people in British Columbia are suing the city of Abbottsford.
UN's Anaya calls on Harper government to change course on First Nation education, missing women's inquiry and TRC
The UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples called on the Harper government to reverse course on three major fronts in order to avoid a “rocky road” in its relationship with the country’s First Nation population.