Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada After Delivering a Speech to the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly
Press Release 8 December 2015 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement after delivering a speech today to the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Gatineau,…
BC First Nations Artists Celebrated With Creative Achievement Awards
Press Release VANCOUVER – Hon. John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation presented the 2015 BC Creative Achievement Awards for First Nations Art to six recipients Monday. Among them…
Unresolved water advisories creating ‘health emergency’ for First Nations – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 06, 2015 This story is part of Headwaters, a series on the future of our most critical resource Gloria Atlookan’s three children have never known what it’s like to…
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…
Stereotypes often prevent Canadians from helping First Nations, advocate says – Yahoo News
Many Canadians are willing to help refugees because they did not cause the conflict in their home countries, but those same people do not apply that mentality to First Nations…
Elders’ appreciation event at Makigiarvik
December 04, 2015 News Release Elders’ appreciation event at Makigiarvik IQALUIT, Nunavut (December 4, 2015) – The Department of Justice held an event today in Iqaluit to acknowledge the contribution…
AFN Bulletin – December 3, 2015
AFN Executive Committee Meeting with Ministers – November 23-25, 2015 The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Executive Committee met last week in Ottawa. Regional Chiefs and representatives from Elders, Women…
The story of Lorna Blacksmith and the man who killed her – Hamilton Spectator
On the night of January 11, 2012, Lita Blacksmith dropped off her 18-year-old daughter at a house in Winnipeg’s West End. It would be the last time she would see…
The story of Lorna Blacksmith and the man who killed her – Hamilton Spectator
On the night of January 11, 2012, Lita Blacksmith dropped off her 18-year-old daughter at a house in Winnipeg’s West End. It would be the last time she would see…
Climate change linked to human rights, Inuit leader says – Nunatsiaq News
“Climate change is not just an environmental issue, it is a human rights issue” December 04, 2015 Dressed in traditional garments, Indigenous representatives at the COP 21 climate change talks…
