Friday, January 25, 2013 |
| National chief says First Nations will unite against the status quo |
| VANCOUVER - National Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo says aboriginals across the country will unite against a common enemy - the status quo.....Read More |
| Manitoba chiefs say they support AFN, but may eye new treaty rights body |
| WINNIPEG - Manitoba aboriginal leaders say they are not divided with the Assembly of First Nations, but have some questions for national Chief Shawn Atleo.....Read More |
| Anti Harper venom absent as Theresa Spence ends her hunger protest |
| OTTAWA - Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence emerged from hospital Thursday to sign the First Nations declaration that ended her hunger protest after six long weeks - a period during which Stephen Harper barely uttered her name.....Read More |
| Public remains confused about Idle No More protest aims, poll suggests |
| OTTAWA - Canadians remain confused by - and are disengaging from - ongoing aboriginal efforts to improve the relationship between First Nations and the rest of Canada, a new poll and a separate analysis of social media activity suggest.....Read More |
| Alberta Solicitor General talks to top cops on protests, blockades |
| EDMONTON - Police forces won't be told how to handle aboriginal protests, but Alberta's solicitor general said Wednesday he's made sure law enforcement officials understand how unhappy a lot of people are with Idle No More highway blockades.....Read More |
| Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear B.C. native land claims case |
| VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case involving a B.C. First Nation that will see the top court once again examine the complex issue of aboriginal land claims.....Read More |
| Allegations of rape, abuse hit Furlong family 'like a wrecking ball' |
| VANCOUVER - Family members of former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong - including his ex-wife - have condemned new allegations against him of domestic and sexual abuse.....Read More |
| The Assembly of First Nations has been asked to share this notice on behalf of Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence. |
| Chief Theresa Spence's Official Spokesperson Danny Metatawabin has confirmed this afternoon that Chief Theresa Spence and Elder Raymond Robinson have agreed to end their hunger strikes based on the commitments outlined and endorsed in a Declaration of Commitment supported by the Assembly of First Nations National Executive Committee, Native Women's Association of Canada, NDP National Caucus and Liberal Party of Canada Parliamentary Caucus.....Read More |
| HEALTH ADVISORY: COLD WEATHER ALERT |
| The Medical Officer of Health for the Brant County Health Unit has called a Cold Weather Alert effective January 22, 2013 to ensure all homeless people are provided with essential services during the current cold weather. Temperatures are expected to drop to/below –15C, without windchill.....Read More |
| Nephew of Manitoba elder on hunger strike fatally injured at house party |
| CROSS LAKE, Man. - A young man killed in northern Manitoba was the nephew of an elder on a hunger strike to advance aboriginal issues.....Read More |
| Reporter adds to allegations against Furlong in statement of defence |
| VANCOUVER - The reporter behind a newspaper article that accused former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong of abusing students at a school in northern British Columbia four decades ago has included explosive new accusations in her statement of defence, alleging Furlong physically abused a former spouse and sexually assaulted another.....Read More |
| Manitoba chiefs meet behind closed doors to discuss next steps; won't update media |
| WINNIPEG - Manitoba aboriginal leaders are meeting behind closed doors to discuss their next step in their battle with the federal government.....Read More |
| First Nation wants Federal Court to stop ratification of Canada China deal |
| VANCOUVER - A B.C. First Nation has asked the Federal Court to stop Canada from ratifying an investment treaty with China until it and other bands have been consulted.....Read More |
| Chiefs issue new request to meet Harper, but no evidence PM will agree |
| OTTAWA - Top First Nations chiefs from across the country have set aside their differences for now and signed on to a request for yet another meeting
with the prime minister - all in an attempt to bring the protest by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence to an end.....Read More |
| Eye doctor's claims to aboriginal health care program raised red flags: report |
| OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan optometrist's billings to the federal health program for aboriginals raised red flags with Health Canada, a newly released document shows.....Read More |
| Autopsies planned for two bodies found in mobile home fire east of Trenton |
| TYENDINAGA, Ont. - Autopsies are planned Monday for two people found in a burning mobile home east of Trenton.....Read More |
| Woman asks B.C. to alter heritage law; family to punish member over masks' sale |
| VANCOUVER - The recent sale of two cedar masks considered culturally sacred to a Vancouver Island First Nations family has prompted a university instructor to ask the provincial government to
change the law affecting cultural property.....Read More |
| Buckingham Palace says Queen won't get involved in protest by First Nation chief |
| OTTAWA - The Queen is staying out of it.....Read More |
| Alberta's solicitor general says Idle No More roadblocks not safe |
| EDMONTON - Alberta's solicitor general wants people to stop blockading roads as a political tactic.....Read More |
| Feds, Saskatchewan, business fund aboriginal job training for mining industry |
| SASKATOON - Nearly $10 million in government money is going to a job training program to increase the number of aboriginal people working in northern Saskatchewan's mining industry.....Read More |
| Native women urge Harper, Governor General, to meet with Spence to end protest |
| OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is fostering hatred of aboriginals across the country by failing to condemn racist reactions to the Idle No More movement, says a women's group.....Read More |
| University warns students about possible HIV, hepatitis exposure after exercise |
| REGINA - First Nations University of Canada is trying to track down students who took part in blood-typing exercises at the school over the last decade, saying there's a small chance they may have
been exposed to such diseases as hepatitis and HIV.....Read More |
| THE CANADIAN PRESS Prairie Update |
| A Saskatchewan woman who had not been seen by her family since Christmas Eve has been found dead.....Read More |
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