Alberta Liberals launch Indigenous platform
(March 2019) – The Alberta Election will be held on April 16, 2019. On March 21, 2019 Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan announced the Alberta…
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How has the SNC-Lavalin Affair affected the Relationship of the Métis Nation with the Trudeau government?
by MNC President Clément Chartier OTTAWA /CNW/ – Amidst the controversy over the SNC-Lavalin Affair, there has been a recurring suggestion that the resignation of…
Manitoba Children’s Advocate Report: Broken systems failed Tina Fontaine
(March 13, 2019) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the report released today by the Manitoba Advocate for Children and…
Proposed Settlement Agreement reached for former students of Indian Day Schools
(Ottawa) – On March 12, 2019, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett, along with Claudette Commanda and Roger Augustine, announced that parties have reached a…
National Inquiry offers support for community gatherings and events: Deadline is April 2
Vancouver (March 2019 ) – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is offering funding assistance for organizations to host community…
Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild urges PM to heal the Liberal Caucus and continue the path to reconciliation
(March 2019) – “I chose to wait until hearing from all called to appear before the Justice Standing Committee on the SNC Lavalin issue before…
Métis Nation announces Engagement Sessions for Métis Sixties Scoop Survivors
(Ottawa) – Engagement sessions across the Métis Homeland hosted by Métis Nation Governing Members will be held over the next two months for Métis survivors…
Feature artist for February 2019: Timothy Mohan
(ANNEws) – The beautiful art that graces the front page of February 2019 Alberta Native News is by one of our favorite eclectic contemporary artists…
An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and Families introduced in Parliament
On February 28, the Government of Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Métis National Council, and other Indigenous leaders joined in a…
UBCIC Stands with Jody Wilson-Raybould
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C.) On February 27 former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould displayed her characteristic unwavering commitment to justice and truth that has distinguished her…