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Harper announces “historic” gathering with First Nations leaders amid outraged cries over Attawapiskat

-With cries of political outrage over the Attawapiskat crisis still echoing off Parliament Hill’s sandstone walls, Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited television cameras into his wood-paneled office before his meeting with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo Thursday to announce a “historic” meeting between his government and First Nations leaders.

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Attawapiskat under new management, Conservatives announce

A month after the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency triggering the intervention of the Canadian Red Cross, the Conservative government has announced it would be removing the chief and council and hiring a financial consultant to manage the reserve.