Indigenous leaders say Idle No More protests just the beginning
Thousands of Albertans were part of a Canada-wide day of protests in opposition to the federal government’s Bill C-45 Monday.
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BC First Nation steps up protest against planned ski resort
Hundreds of people from the Ktunaxa Nation Nation in southeast British Columbia came out to protest a proposed ski resort on their territory.
UN Indigenous rights declaration feted in Kanesatake
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples turned five on Thursday.
Anti-logging protest hits Montreal
The Anishinabe of Quebec want to stop logging companies from destroying their natural habitat.
Montreal protests offer lessons for Canada's Indigenous people: Shawn Brant
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.
Cree man planning Canada Day flag burning to symbolize "cleansing" of land
A 22-year-old Cree man says he is planning to burn the Canadian flag on Canada Day to symbolize a “cleansing” of Indigenous lands.
Brazeau not “legitimate representative” of First Nations: Ontario chiefs
An organization representing Ontario First Nations chiefs has written all MPs and Senators asking them to no longer consider Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau as a “legitimate representative” of First Nations.
FN leaders call on Ottawa to sign declaration
Six months after a promise in the Speech from the Throne and three years after it was adopted, First Nations leaders in Canada continue to call on the Stephen Harper government to sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.