The Tyendinaga Mohawk police have been asked to investigate whether the band council has been criminally negligent in its handling of the on-going water crisis where children have recently been diagnosed with cancer and developed body sores.
A delegation of First Nations people traveled from northern British Columbia to Vancouver this week.
Bruce Carson, a former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, will face trial next summer on an influence peddling charge linked to an Ottawa water company’s attempt to sell water filtration systems
We often hear about the lack of access to clean drinking water in Aboriginal communities and the right to access traditional waterways.
On Friday morning, two hours before the RCMP announced they had charged Bruce Carson with influence peddling, the former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent a text message to his family and friends apologizing.
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is made up of 49 First Nations in northern Ontario. Over 30 of those communities are fly-in.
APTN National News Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and actor Adam Beach…
The water company Bruce Carson allegedly lobbied for in hopes of landing lucrative contracts with First Nations, is now under investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police for allegedly defrauding clients, APTN National News has learned.
The federal Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development department will cut millions of dollars in spending, according to the federal budget unveiled Thursday that also committed $275 million toward improving First Nation education and $330.8 million for replacing and fixing water infrastructure on reserves.
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