Chiefs set to converge on Ottawa area next week
The Assembly of First Nations annual winter gathering is coming up and treaties are on the agenda.
Ottawa
Brazeau: Harper appointed me to support his "Aboriginal Agenda"
Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau says he was appointed to the Red Chamber to support Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s “Aboriginal agenda.”
Rideau High School offering a cultural learning lodge for Aboriginal students
First Nation, Metis and Inuit high school students will soon have their own space in Ottawa.
TRC given one year extension to complete mandate: Valcourt
The Harper government has given the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a one-year extension, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said Thursday.
Environmentalists applaud opportunity to voice opinion on pipeline
Residents in Ontario will soon have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the proposed energy east pipeline.
Manitoba chiefs call on Nepinak to back Harper government's FN elections bill
Two Manitoba chiefs have called on the grand chief of the province’s largest First Nation organization to back the Harper government’s proposed First Nation Election Act.
Tsilhqot'in gear up for historical Supreme Court hearing
The land and title caravan from British Columbia has arrived safely to their destination.
Federal Court blasts Aboriginal Affairs over consultation in Elsipogtog-led case
A Federal Court judge has overturned a decision by Aboriginal Affairs to force First Nations bands in the Maritimes to set social assistance rates and standards mirroring their respective provinces.
Tsilhqot'in heading to Ottawa
Members from the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in British Columbia is making its way to Ottawa planning to be on hand as the Supreme Court of Canada hears what could be a historic land title case.