Body of girl, 13, found by police in Attawapiskat
The family is waiting for a coroner’s report to determine cause of death
Poverty
New stats show a quarter of First Nations people living off reserve are food insecure
APTN National News According to a Statistics Canada report, 25 per cent of the off-reserve…
Alexander First Nation family says band council ignoring mould worries
Family believes concerns ignored as payback for speaking out
National campaign to end poverty kicks off
APTN National News Politicians and anti-poverty groups are asking voters when they hit the polls…
Quebec First Nation community wants logging money to fight poverty
APTN National News The Atikamakw of Opticiwan want a larger piece of logging money to…
Yellowknife tries to get numbers on homelessness
Yellowknife tries to count homeless
Trying to feed hungry Yellowknife children when school doors close
Some schools in Yellowknife have breakfast and lunch programs for their students.
First Nation water woes caught in Ottawa, Manitoba jurisdictional limbo
Last week APTN National News aired a story on internal federal government documents that suggest there is no plan to increase the funding to provide proper plumbing and housing on some of Manitoba’s poorest reserves.
Winnipeg has a predator problem
In the wake of the shocking attack on Rinelle Harper, the head of an organization that works with at-risk youth says Winnipeg has a serious problem with sexual predators and warns of more victims to come.