AFN honours Gord Downie and pays tribute to Reconciliation Legacy
GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 6, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations today honoured Canadian artist and musician Gord Downie for his work on Reconciliation by…
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Open letter from Correctional Service Canada to the Auditor General on his Fall 2016 report
(Ottawa, Dec. 2016) – Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Commissioner Don Head sent this open letter to Auditor General Michael Ferguson in response to the Fall…
Message from Jane Philpott, Minister of Health on Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2016
(Ottawa) – On the occasion of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, Canada’s Minister of Health Jane Philpott issued the following statement: December 1-5 is Aboriginal AIDS…
Wilton Littlechild officially accepts position of Grand Chief of Treaty Six Nations
(Enoch, AB) – On November 30, 2016 Chiefs of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations nominated Dr. Wilton Littlechild to the position of the…
Cowichan to Host the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
November 2016 – Through a coordinated effort with the Aboriginal Sport Circle, the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council (Partners Council) announced that…
Indspire announces Alberta Government funding for Indigenous Education
TORONTO, Nov. 2016 /CNW/ – Indspire is pleased to announce that the Government of Alberta has renewed its commitment to the Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries,…
First Nations rights must be respected by federal government in pipeline development
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said First Nations governments and First Nations rights must…
Canadian experts in Inuit art donate nationally recognized collection to U of S
SASKATOON — On November 30, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) announced the donation of the largest gift of Inuit art in university history,…
AIDS Awareness is needed at the community level with community-based initiatives
OTTAWA, CNW/ – The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) announces Aboriginal leadership and their supporters, including the Canadian Global Health All-Parliamentary Caucus on HIV TB &…
Alberta Chiefs call for meaningful engagement on climate change
(ANNews) – Alberta Chiefs gathered in Edmonton last month to discuss the environment and climate change with the Federal and Provincial governments where they voiced…