Money in the bank for First Nation skateboard park – Global News
December 13, 2015 VANCOUVER – A First Nations community on Vancouver Island whose quick response to a capsized whale-watching boat is credited with saving lives is one step closer to…
Proposed Standards for First Nation Property Transfer Tax Laws
Press Release Standards established by the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) reflect best practices in property taxation, and are designed to support First Nation economic growth, First Nation jurisdiction, harmonization,…
Ontario Releases Renewed Mineral Development Strategy
Press Release Province Helping to Promote Thunder Bay as a Mining Hub December 14, 2015 Ontario recently introduced a renewed Mineral Development Strategy that provides a 10-year vision to position…
Upgrade provides clean water basics, says chief – CBC
Upgrade provides clean water basics, says chief Dec 14, 2015 After years of lobbying the water systems at two Abegweit First Nation’s communities in P.E.I. have been upgraded, says Chief…
Celine Cooper: Reconciliation with First Nations should be a national priority – Montreal Gazette
December 13, 2015 “What does reconciliation look like? Does it matter to you?” That question is posed on the home page of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which will make…
Cross Lake Community Calls for Inquiry Into Health Services After Recent Community Death
December 11, 2015 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Dec. 11, 2015) – The Family of the late Tyson McKay and the Cross Lake Indigenous community are seeking compensation for the wrongful death of Tyson…
Letter requests inclusion of First Nations police in Val D’Or investigation – APTN
December 11, 2015 A letter sent to Quebec’s minister of Public Safety Wednesday, and obtained by APTN National News is asking the province to honour an agreement allowing two First…
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…
Activists building tiny home for Sask. First Nation family – Global news
December 11, 2015 SASKATOON – Some indigenous activists have come up with a unique way to help one First Nations family. They’ve partnered with a Manitoba company to make a…
Video – Nunavut hunters harvest 230 narwhal trapped in ice near Pond Inlet – CBC
‘These whales were just waiting to drown and die,’ says mayor Dec 11, 2015 Hunters in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, have harvested 230 narwhal that were trapped in ice and had…
