AFN Alberta Chief Craig Makinaw is ready for new challenges
Chief Craig Makinaw is member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation at Maskwacis. A knowledgeable politician with an extensive portfolio, a successful track record and experience…
Politics
Speaking out by John Copley: Exercise your right to vote in the October election
National Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde commented recently that it’s time for a changing of the guard in Ottawa. He encouraged Aboriginal and other Canadians to…
AFN Chief asks Premiers for partnerships, presses federal gov’t to come to the table
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde met on July 15, 2015 with premiers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador and…
AFN Chief urges leaders to mobilize their voters for the upcoming federal election
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde gave a powerful keynote address to open the AFN Annual General Assembly on June 7, 2015. The…
Premier Rachel Notley apologizes for Residential School abuse and commits to reconciliation
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has issued a heartfelt apology to the Indigenous peoples of Alberta for the role that the province played in perpetuating the…
RCMP Update on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women is an urgent call to action
The RCMP have released their 2015 Update to the National Operation Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women which reports 32 Aboriginal female homicide cases…
Coalition for Human Rights urges Ottawa to accept the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
Indigenous peoples’ organizations and human rights groups are calling on federal, provincial, and territorial governments to follow the lead of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
From dependence to independence: Danny Gaudet inspires UAlberta grads
(University of Alberta) By the time the early 1990s rolled around, the once proud traditional hunting and fishing community of Déline, located on the shores…
First Nations Leadership Council urges Canada to implement all 94 TRC recommendations
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – On June 2, 2015 Justice Murray Sinclair provided the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Final Report, “Honoring the Truth, Reconciling…
Truth and Reconciliation Commission issues an immediate Call to Action
(OTTAWA, June 2, 2015) The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its findings and calls to action today, following a six year mandate…