No apology from prime minister over ‘condescending and sexist’ remark
“You’re Chief Judy Wilson, and everybody must say that every time.”
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UBCIC demanding apology from Trudeau for disrespecting chief
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs issued a letter Wednesday night demanding that Prime Minister…
Trudeau to address First Nation chiefs amid growing opposition to Indigenous rights framework
The deputy grand chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians says he has…
Nation to Nation: New year, old struggle
Nation to Nation As 2017 dawns, Cindy Blackstock continues an old struggle in her case…
Harper government forcing relocation of FN claims tribunal to “smother” it, says grand chief
A tribunal created to deal with historic First Nation grievances is slowly being smothered by the Harper government, said a British Columbia grand chief in response to revelations the independent body is now being relocated and stripped of the ability to run its own affairs.
Re-elected Phillip: ‘We have to act’
First Nations communities in B.C. are facing “powerful forces” looking to “exploit the land for profit,” said veteran First Nations leader Grand Chief Stewart Phillip Thursday in a victory speech after retaining the post of president for the Union of BC Indian Chiefs during the organization’s annual general assembly.