Friday, January 18, 2013 |
Theresa Spence Hunger Strike - Day 39 |
| Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists have come together to release a compilation album of songs to show their support for the Idle No More movement. |
 Métis singer-songwriter Holly McNarland is one of the co-creators of the compilation, and said the idea behind Idle No More: Songs for Life Vol. 1 is to spread the word and gain more allies - both native and non-native - for the movement.....Read More |
| Small Manitoba newspaper calls aboriginals corrupt, lazy and terrorists |
| MORRIS, Man. - A controversy is brewing in the small town of Morris, Man., after the community newspaper published editorial comments calling aboriginals corrupt and lazy.....Read More |
| Grisly find for volunteers searching for missing Saskatchewan woman |
| NIPAWIN, Sask. - RCMP are not ruling out foul play in the death of a Saskatchewan woman who had not been seen by her family since Christmas Eve.....Read More |
| Confederacy shuts down Capital Power wind turbines |
| SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER - Supporters of the Six Nations Confederacy shut down five Capital Power wind turbine projects Thursday and sent a strong message Next Era after the company removed an eagle's nest to put in a wind tower .....Read More |
| Romeo Saganash returns to work, gets shadow cabinet positions |
| Romeo Saganash, the MP for for Abitibi-James Bay-Nunavik-Eeyou, has been appointed to a new shadow cabinet position, NDP leader Tom Mulcair announced Jan. 17.....Read More |
| Idle No More - Toronto |
| TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's method of operating is based on "dishonesty and building mistrust," an Idle No More rally heard outside the British Consulate here Jan. 16.....Read More |
| Native women's leader pleads with Harper to meet Spence, end her protest |
| OTTAWA - As aboriginal protesters gear up for a day of action, the president of the Native Women's Association has written an emotional letter to the prime minister, pleading with him to do what it takes to end Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's five-week-long hunger protest.....Read More |
| Hundreds rally in Windsor, Ont., near Ambassador Bridge to support First Nations |
| WINDSOR, Ont. - Several hundred protesters have blocked an entrance to the Ambassador Bridge as part of a day of action to show support for Canada's First Nations.....Read More |
| New Brunswick aboriginal group marches to home of lieutenant governor |
| FREDERICTON - About 150 people rallied today outside the residence of New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas as part of a national day of aboriginal protests.....Read More |
| Cry for new environment laws unites Idle No More and chiefs, but not Ottawa |
| OTTAWA - If there's one issue that unites Idle No More protesters, Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and militant and moderate First Nations alike, it is the federal government's recent changes to environmental oversight.....Read More |
| Manitoba cottages sue First Nation over newly imposed taxes |
| BUFFALO POINT, Man. - Hundreds of non-native property owners with cottages on Manitoba reserve land are taking the Buffalo Point First Nation to court over new property taxes imposed on them last year.....Read More |
| Playboy playmate appears in Syracuse on charges of smuggling illegal immigrant |
 Syracuse, NY - A Playboy magazine playmate appeared in federal court this morning on charges of trying to smuggle her Canadian boyfriend across the border last summer.....Read More |
| Premier Wall says much talk, not enough action; eyes First Nation funding change |
| REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is moving away from funding meetings that don't deliver results on aboriginal issues.....Read More |
| First Nations appointments to Pacific Salmon Commission not renewed |
| VANCOUVER - The federal government has allowed the only two First Nations appointments to a Canada-U.S. commission that manages Pacific salmon to lapse, prompting aboriginal fishermen to accuse Ottawa of shutting them out.....Read More |
| Ontario's top cop takes to YouTube to respond to aboriginal protest criticisms |
| TORONTO - Ontario's top police officer says provincial police are handling Idle No More protests and blockades with discretion, refusing to take what he calls "unnecessary, aggressive action."....Read More |
| Taxpayers' federation pitches solution to end First Nations poverty |
| OTTAWA - An influential lobby group says Ottawa needs to ditch the Indian Act and give First Nations more control over their land to end aboriginal poverty....Read More |
| Words haven't worked; time for action: Madahbee |
| "The best way First Nations and other Canadians can express their disappointment with federal indifference is to translate their concerns into action," says Patrick Madahbee, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation....Read More |
| National chief's illness will delay, but not derail, talks with Harper: Duncan |
| OTTAWA - A sudden medical leave announced Monday by the head of Canada's largest aboriginal organization will delay - but not derail - pivotal talks between First Nations and Stephen Harper, says Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan.....Read More |
| Harper First Nations meeting was only Round One in a long, hard haul |
| OTTAWA - Over the past few days, as National Chief Shawn Atleo has been buffeted by harsh division among chiefs, protesters in the streets and a hunger protest with no obvious resolution, there were
"fleeting" moments when he wondered whether he should stick with the job.....Read More |
| Shawn Atleo, national chief of Assembly of First Nations, taking medical leave |
| OTTAWA - The head of Canada's largest aboriginal organization, Shawn Atleo, is taking a "brief" sick leave in the midst of a political crisis.....Read More |
| NDP Leader Mulcair calls on Attawapiskat chief to end her liquid only diet |
| OTTAWA - The leader of the official Opposition and a prominent aboriginal chief have added their voices to the chorus calling for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence to end her liquid-only diet.....Read More |
| Nova Scotia chief says his position was misrepresented in news release |
| OTTAWA - A Nova Scotia chief says he never called for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence to resign amid Friday's confusion before a crucial meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders.....Read More |
| First Nations appointments to Pacific Salmon Commission not renewed |
| VANCOUVER - Aboriginal fishermen say the federal government is shutting them out of fisheries management by allowing the only two First Nations appointments to the Pacific Salmon Commission to lapse.....Read More |
| RCMP say death of girl on northern Manitoba reserve is a homicide |
| GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. - RCMP are now saying they are treating as a homicide the death of a teenage girl whose remains were found on a northern Manitoba reserve.....Read More |
| Ontario chiefs join boycott of Harper meeting, but not Quebec and East Coast |
| OTTAWA - Ontario chiefs are joining First Nations from the Prairies in boycotting today's meeting with Stephen Harper - evidence of further erosion of support for National Chief Shawn Atleo.....Read More |
| Against all odds, Harper meeting with some First Nations leaders gets under way |
 OTTAWA - The highly politicized meeting between Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders has formally begun, taking place in the prime minister's Langevin Block office despite pleas that it be moved.....Read More |
| Atleo allies speak up to salvage First Nations meeting with Harper |
| OTTAWA - The relationship between Canada's First Nations and the federal government remained up in the air Friday, with a vocal faction of chiefs refusing to support National Chief Shawn Atleo and attend a scheduled meeting with Stephen Harper.....Read More |
| CN talking with Mi'kmaq groups about railway blockade near Halifax |
| HALIFAX - Canadian National says it is talking with aboriginal organizers in Nova Scotia over their plans to block trains running between Halifax and Truro today.....Read More |
| Former AFN chief Mercredi on last ditch effort to broaden First Nations meeting |
| OTTAWA - A serene hope enveloped Ovide Mercredi as he led two fellow aboriginal chiefs to the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's right-hand man on Wednesday night.....Read More |
| Protesting chief Theresa Spence to attend meeting with Governor General |
| OTTAWA - Theresa Spence, whose hunger protest has fanned the flames of the Idle No More protest movement, will attend tonight's ceremonial meeting with Gov. Gen. David Johnston.....Read More |
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