Ottawa needs to invest nearly $5 billion in First Nations water and wastewater systems over the next 10 years, according to two year-long study released by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan Thursday.
MONCTON,NB-The Assembly of First Nations is exploring ways it can sever its financial dependence on the federal government, national Chief Shawn Atleo said Tuesday.
When flooding forced the evacuation of a First Nation in Manitoba this spring, the community had no idea how bad things were going to get.
A 12 year court case against the federal government will wrap up this week in Ottawa.
It has only made one stop, but the government’s blue-ribbon panel on education is already raising suspicions that it’s not as independent as the government claims.
APTN National News AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs John Duncan…
APTN’s political panel is back in action.
The Auditor General’s spring report is out and there are no surprises.
Assembly of First Nations national Chief Shawn Atleo and Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan have agreed to a plan that seems to set the stage for an historic meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nations chiefs.
