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…
Politics
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…
Ottawa must heed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action
(June 2, 2015, Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde responded to the release of the findings of the Truth and…
Metis Nation: Excluded from TRC event – Again!
OTTAWA, June 1, 2015 /CNW/ – The Métis Nation, represented by the Métis National Council (MNC), is gravely disappointed that after six years of interventions…
Sheila Pratt: Mel Hurtig’s new book designed to oust prime minister Stephen Harper
EDMONTON JOURNAL – As always, Mel Hurtig is blunt when explaining the reasons for writing his latest book, an unbridled attack on Prime Minister Stephen…
Craig Makinaw is elected Assembly of First Nations Alberta Regional Chief
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde congratulates Craig Makinaw on his May 25 election as Alberta Regional Chief and…
Speaking Out: New budget reveals a shameless federal government
The federal government is failing its citizens in a variety of spheres and has been for some time. The latest budget, the passing of what…