Yukon First Nation an innovating trail builder – Northern Ontario Business
The entrepreneurial spirit of Carcross, Yukon should not be underestimated. It was the community’s Tlingit people who first struck the gold that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush, after all. Justin…
B.C. First Nation, fisheries officials agree to herring management plan – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2016 VANCOUVER _ A First Nation on British Columbia’s central coast is applauding what it says is a dramatic move toward science-based, joint management of area…
Teck Alaska Files Legal Complaint Over Severe Tax Hike
Anchorage, AK – Teck Alaska (“Teck”), operator of the Red Dog Mine in northwest Alaska, has filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska over a…
Schools pave path to aboriginal business success – BiV
More First Nations students navigate post-secondary business training as aboriginal high school graduation notches to all-time high Squamish Nation member Sheryl Fisher-Rivers originally planned to do her MBA at Harvard…
Murder charge and inquiry are small steps for the indigenous population – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 11, 2015 It’s fitting that an arrest in the murder of Tina Fontaine occurred the same week the federal government launched the initial phase of a national inquiry into…
Carolyn Bennett confirms meeting with families of missing, murdered indigenous women – CBC
Dec 10, 2015 ‘This government gets it,’ AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde says of renewed relationship with Ottawa Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett reiterated her government’s commitment to renewing…
N.W.T. candidates for premier get mixed reaction to speeches – CBC
‘Residents of the N.W.T. can hear what was said and let the MLAs know what their priorities are’ Dec 10, 2015 Dozens of people gathered in the legislature Wednesday as…
Perry Bellegarde to Liberal government: Talk first, act later – Macleans
December 6, 2015 The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says he wants Trudeau to consult with First Nations more broadly before ambitious plans Even as Justin Trudeau…
Zenyatta Ventures & Ballard Power Systems Make Significant Progress Using Albany Graphite in Fuel Cell Technology
Press Release 7 December 2015 Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV: ZEN and Ballard Power Systems Inc. (“Ballard”) (TSX: BLD; Nasdaq: BLDP) ) are pleased to provide a progress…
Inuit Broadcasting Corp. opens new media centre in Iqaluit – CBC
Dec 03, 2015 IBC unveils new state-of-the-art media centre in Nunavut’s capital The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation unveiled its new state-of-the-art media centre in Iqaluit Wednesday. Now, Johnny the Lemming has a new…
