Remove 2% cap on funding for on reserve programs: committee – CBC
‘Embarrassing that we have a population in Canada living in third-world conditions,’ says Carolyn Bennett Jun 24, 2015 The Aboriginal Affairs department should remove the two per cent cap on…
Sask. lags on climate change: Howlett – StarPhoenix
June 25, 2015 An advocate for environmental taxes says Saskatchewan is behind other provinces on tackling climate change. “There is much more Saskatchewan needs to do at this point,” said…
Pressure mounts to build road for Shoal Lake 40 First Nation – CBC
Jun 24, 2015 Provinces, Winnipeg petition Aboriginal Affairs for funding to connect First Nation to outside world Pressure is growing on the federal government to help fund construction of a…
UBC business school develops First Nations curriculum – Vancouver Sun
June 24, 2015 ‘It just makes good business sense’ for Sauder School of Business, associate dean says VANCOUVER — A major culture shift is afoot at the University of B.C.’s…
The AFN’s quest to mobilize the First Nations vote – CBC
June 22, 2015 “I was quite pleasantly surprised to see a lot of people who showed up and said, ‘I’m a first time voter.’ What they were really wanting was…
Assessors agree NS home worth only $1 after owner finds aboriginal axe on property – National Post
June 25, 2015 Normally, a brand-new seaside home on the outskirts of Antigonish, N.S. could easily fetch as much as $400,000. But after homeowner Mike MacDonald stumbled upon a Mi’kmaq…
BC, Tsilhqot’in to mark historic Supreme Court anniversary with five-year deal – CTV
June 24, 2015 VICTORIA – A horse-drawn wagon train carrying aboriginal youths and elders is slowly rolling and rumbling this week towards the Williams Lake Stampede from central British Columbia’s…
Legal victories no sure bet for native groups – The Globe and Mail
Jun. 24, 2015 Dwight Newman is professor of law and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law at the University of Saskatchewan, and a senior fellow…
Pressure grows on Ottawa to build road for reserve without clean water – The Globe and Mail
Jun. 24, 2015 Pressure is growing on the federal government to help fund construction of a road for a reserve that is under one of Canada’s longest boil-water advisories. Manitoba,…
Nunavik Inuit need more support to enter job market: report – Nunatsiaq News
June 23, 2015 “Specialized services are essential” Quebec Inuit communities are struggling to gain a foothold in the labour market in both Nunavik and Montreal, and a new report prepared…
