Tsuut’ina Nation named winner of Canadian Aboriginal Economic Development Award
The Tsuut’ina Nation – Economic Development Lands & South West Ring Road (TNN) is the winner of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) Aboriginal…
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AFN Chief Calls for Justice, Dialogue in Federal Resource Revenue Class Action Suit
OTTAWA,/CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde expressed his support for Poundmaker Cree Nation (SK) and Onion Lake Cree Nation (SK),…
AFN chief calls for inclusion, balance and diversity in the energy sector
(VANCOUVER, Feb. 10, 2016) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today opened the AFN First Nations Forum on Energy: Setting Priorities…
Edmonton City Centre Mall: Building strong community connections
by John Copley Edmonton’s City Centre Mall is a vibrant and thriving downtown shopping centre for local residents and guests and visitors from across the…
BC Supreme Court reaffirms the province has a duty to consult and accommodate First Nations
(January 14, 2016) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde welcomes the decision by the B.C. Supreme Court that the province failed…
Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School sets trainees on the right path
by John Copley (ANNews) – Established in 2005, Winfield, B.C.-based Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School Ltd. (IHE) has been offering professional hands-on equipment training to…
Alberta ASETS forum sees collaboration among Treaty Nations
by John Copley (ANNews) – The first and so far only winter storm to hit the Capital Region this season did so on November 24,…
Derantech’s Mike Deranger – a man of vision and action
by John Copley (ANNews) – Mike Deranger is President of Derantech Welding Ltd. and Derantech Industries Inc. He is a 44 year old businessman with…
Ottawa to stop compliance measures relating to C-27, reinstate funding and suspend court actions
On December 18, the federal government announced that it would cease activities relating to Bill C-27, the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, and work with First…
Sparkling Buffalo: A unique enterprise by sparkling craftspeople
by John Copley The buffalo is a symbol of power, strength and survival, a spiritual animal that for centuries provided North America’s Indigenous peoples with…