Northerners join Paris invasion at COP21 forum – Northern Journal
December 14, 2015 There are many ways to handle losing an election, but hopping aboard a plane to attend a large, international forum on climate change is probably one of…
Report recommends more controls on Nunavut cruise ship tourists – Nunatsiaq News
December 14, 2015 Hotel operators reject star system for measuring hotel quality Nunavut communities and the tourism industry want new tourism legislation to maximize the economic benefits of tourism, says…
Federal scientist sources traditional knowledge – Northern Journal
December 14, 2015 Surrounded by local elders, Ontario farm boy, hunter-trapper-angler and biologist Phillippe Thomas stands in a party tent in a remote Northern community and turns another muskrat inside…
Factsheet: Partnering with First Nations on LNG development
Press Release Liquefied natural gas (LNG) represents an unprecedented opportunity for British Columbia. The Province is working to ensure First Nations communities can be a part of B.C.’s emerging LNG…
Group urges action on violence against indigenous women in Que. – Macleans.ca
Report paints grim picture of violence against indigenous women in Que. December 14, 2015 KAHNAWAKE, Que. — As the federal government prepares to launch a national inquiry into murdered and…
Climate Change: Rapidly Warming Arctic May be Driving Shifts in Marine Mammals – Science World Report
Rapid arctic warming may be driving some major shifts in marine mammals. A new hydrophone survey of migration gateways to the Arctic shows that recent extremes has opened new waters…
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada: What’s New December 2015
December 2015 December 14, 2015 – Evaluation of Aboriginal Economic Development Strategic Partnerships Initiative December 14, 2015 – Implementation Evaluation of the Enhanced Prevention Focused Approach in Manitoba for the…
TRC to release final report on Canada’s residential school legacy – CBC
Dec 14, 2015 Exhaustive investigation took more than six years as part of class-action settlement The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which documented the haunting legacy of Canada’s residential schools, is…
Ceremony commemorates Acadian expulsion – Journal Pioneer
December 14, 2015 It was the greatest tragedy in the history of Prince Edward Island. That’s how Island historian Georges Arsenault described the 1758 Acadian expulsion, which tore families apart…
Canada Revenue Agency seeks back taxes from aboriginal employees – Toronto Star
The Canada Revenue Agency has been aggressively collecting back taxes from a group of mostly low-income aboriginal women who worked for Native Leasing Services OTTAWA—The Canada Revenue Agency has been…
