Government needs to act on Missing Women recommendations
February 25, 2014 VICTORIA— B.C. New Democrats are demanding answers about whether the B.C. Liberals intend to fulfill all the recommendations made by the Missing Women’s Commission. “The government needs…
Award-winning author Joseph Boyden speaking at Lakehead University
February 26, 2014 – Thunder Bay, ON As part of Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Week, award-winning author Joseph Boyden will discuss what he learned about race relations before Canada’s…
Police find body of missing Halifax student, her death is treated as a homicide
By The Canadian Press February 26, 2014 HALIFAX – The disappearance of university student Loretta Saunders is being treated as a homicide by police in Halifax, ending the hope her…
Health official says stereotypes a factor in death of aboriginal man (Emergency-Room-Death)
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 25, 2014 21:58 WINNIPEG An official with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says wrong assumptions coupled with racial stereotypes could have been factors in the death of Brian…
Micro Lending Conference – “The Growing Root to Success for Aboriginal Women”
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) will host the “The Growing Root to Success For Aboriginal Women” Micro Lending Conference on February 26 & 27,…
Alberta, NWT Catholic bishops latest to apologize for residential schools (Residential-Schools-A)
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2014 16:06 EDMONTON _ Catholic bishops in Alberta and the Northwest Territories have apologized for abuse that aboriginal children suffered in residential schools. Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith said Monday the…
First Nations youth call for five-year action plan – Toronto Star
Aboriginal youth, in an “ultimate act of reconciliation,” are seeking an equal seat at the table to address long-standing needs, from the legacy of residential schools to corruption on reserves.…
Dover oil sands deal with Fort McKay band raises the bar for future projects
In an agreement worked out after almost two years of negotiations, Alberta’s Fort McKay band didn’t get the buffer zone it was seeking to protect an area of great aboriginal…
The Seals and Sealing Network Receives $60,000 to Assist Advocacy
Fisheries and Aquaculture February 25, 2014 Investments in the Sealing Industry Support Economic Development A contribution of $60,000 has been made by the Provincial Government to support an awareness campaign…
Chief Michael Yellowback blocking all mineral exploration and work permits on its ancestral lands
FEBRUARY 21ST, 2014 Northern Manitoba’s Manto Sipi Cree Nation and Mathias Colomb Cree Nation announced their opposition to mineral exploration in their traditional and ancestral territories this week. Manto Sipi…
