Why First Nations bank IBC is reaching out to the oilpatch: ‘A logical place to start’ – Financial Post
March 27, 2015 CALGARY • It takes money to make money, but for Canada’s aboriginal entrepreneurs, it also takes unique financing. With loans from Canada’s big banks out of reach…
Editorial: Turfing Abbott derails process – Times Colonist
March 27, 2015 Premier Christy Clark’s plan — if there is a plan — to reform the treaty process is off to a bad start. It’s a process requiring consultation,…
Quebec’s budget sets millions aside for Nunavik’s Plan Nord – Nunatsiaq News
March 27, 2015 $100 million earmarked for northern and Aboriginal education, training Is the 2015-16 Quebec budget a bit like spare change found in sofa cracks, as suggested Philip Authier…
Province Protects Traditional First Nations Lands In Oilsands Region – Oilsands Review
March 26, 2015 The Alberta government and Fort McKay First Nation have agreed to protect a once-disputed parcel of land in the Athabasca oilsands region. Premier Jim Prentice, Kyle Fawcett,…
Despite low oil prices, recent mishaps, DOE advisory council pushes for Arctic drilling – CP
Source: The Associated Press Mar 27, 2015 By Jonathan Fahey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic…
RCMP won’t back Valcourt’RCMP won’t back Valcourt’s claim Indigenous men responsible for 70 per cent… – APTNs claim Indigenous men responsible for 70 per cent… – APTN
March 26, 2015 RCMP won’t back Valcourt’s claim Indigenous men responsible for 70 per cent of Indigenous women murders The RCMP says it won’t release “the ethnicity” of perpetrators responsible…
Meet your final 5 Future 40 winners of 2015 – CBC
Mar 26, 2015 CBC Saskatchewan is unveiling this year’s winners all week on radio, TV and online CBC Saskatchewan is rolling out this year’s Future 40 winners. All week long,…
Anti-terrorism bill really about suppressing aboriginals, critics say – Macleans
March 24, 2015 Prominent aboriginal lawyer and activist says Bill C-51 would hand extremists what they want by shackling civil liberties OTTAWA – The federal government’s omnibus security bill would…
Edmunds says aboriginal groups may be out millions due to Vale deal – The Telegram
March 27, 2015 Torngat Mountains MHA Randy Edmunds says he needs to know more about how aboriginal royalties will be affected by a government deal affecting Long Harbour and the…
Feds appeal injunction on Northwest Territories resources lawsuit – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 26, 2015 YELLOWKNIFE _ The federal government is appealing an injunction blocking Ottawa’s attempt to centralize control over resource development in the Northwest Territories. Earlier this month,…
