Kanaka Bar Indian Band shares clean energy revenues – Lillooet News
July 16, 2014 A new agreement with the B.C. government will enable the Kanaka Bar Indian Band to share revenue from the Kwoiek Creek Hydroelectric Project. The developer of the…
Aboriginal title’s true meaning: billable hours – The Globe and Mail
July 16, 2014 Adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 made treaty and aboriginal rights constitutional, though no one knew at the time what that meant. We…
Assembly of First Nations supports motion to elect new chief in December – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 15, 2014 17:19 By Aly Thomson THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ A new chief for the Assembly of First Nations will be elected in December as many aboriginal leaders agreed…
AFN-Meeting – Audio Clip NAT031 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Audio Jul 15, 2014 5:33 31 – (AFN-Meeting)) MP3 Audio: http://www.commandnews.com/audio/3/nat031.mp3 HALIFAX. x–11s. Native leaders are meeting today in Halifax for the 35th annual general meeting of the Assembly of First…
AFN-Meeting – Audio Clip NAT119 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Audio Jul 15, 2014 16:39 119 – (AFN-Meeting)) MP3 Audio: http://www.commandnews.com/audio/3/nat119.mp3 HALIFAX. x–07s. The Assembly of First Nations has voted in favour of electing a new chief later this year at…
Assembly of First Nations to elect new chief in December – CBC
Shawn Atleo’s replacement will be chosen in Winnipeg for a 3.5-year term The Assembly of First Nations will elect a new national chief in December, it announced Tuesday. The AFN…
The impact of the Tsilhqot’in decision on BC business – Troy Media
VANCOUVER, BC Jul 15, 2014 – The impact of the Tsilhqot’in decision on the businesses and First Nations of B.C. will be much less dramatic than the headlines indicate and…
New First Nations housing standard better than a building code – Northern Ontario Business
A new form of housing in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation is being hailed as an important step forward in addressing chronic housing issues in First Nations across Canada. The community…
Chiefs call for reform of Assembly of First Nations – The Globe and Mail
Native chiefs say the Assembly of First Nations is both ineffective and unrepresentative at this critical moment in the relationship between their people and the rest of Canada, and the…
Aboriginals: Supreme Court ruling will have national implications … – Canadian Mining Journal
2014-07-14 VANCOUVER—The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling, granting a group of six B.C. First Nations title to a large piece of land outside their reserves, will have national implications…
