Declining moose numbers prompt online surveys ahead of 50th North American moose conference
Press Release September 2, 2016. Reported declines in the moose population have prompted the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) to seek answers from experts and the public in the…
Public Notice: Sukunka Coal Mine Project – Additional Federal Funds Allocated to Assist Indigenous Participation and Consultation
Press Release September 2, 2016 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has transferred an additional $55,250 to the Government of British Columbia to support the participation of Doig River First…
A new look at the impact alcohol has on people in northern Saskatchewan – Regina Leader-Post
September 6, 2016 Alcohol is responsible for half of all deaths in Northern Saskatchewan, believes one indigeneous lawyer. Harold Johnson, author of a new book called Firewater, takes a critical…
Getting off reserve required permission – The Chronicle Journal
September 6, 2016 I recently had two separate conversations with women over the age of 50. They both repeated the same story. The aboriginal people could have made something of…
Arguments begin today in Cindy Gladue Edmonton hotel death appeal case – Global News
September 6, 2016 EDMONTON – Alberta prosecutors are set to begin appeal arguments today in the acquittal of an Ontario trucker who was charged with killing an aboriginal woman. A…
Good vibrations at Nipissing FN pow wow – North Bay Nugget
September 6, 2016 Theland Kicknosway hopes to inspire his generation of First Nations youth to return to traditional ways. The 13-year-old from Walpole Island First Nation, near Sarnia, was among…
Suncor sells oil storage stake to Fort McKay First Nation – The Globe and Mail
Sep. 06, 2016 Suncor Energy Inc is selling a stake in an oil-storage facility to the Fort McKay First Nation in a $350-million deal. The aboriginal group will buy a…
Canada not perfect on human rights, either, Trudeau tells Chinese leaders – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 6, 2016 By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS HONG KONG _ When Justin Trudeau raised concerns directly with China’s political elite about their human-rights record, he says…
Provincial partnership aims to inspire next generation of Aboriginal entrepreneurs
Press Release Aboriginal high school students will benefit from new business and skills training opportunities, thanks to a partnership between the Province, JA British Columbia (JABC), Community Futures Development Corporation of…
In 1st of its kind, Yukon First Nation proclaims its own Heritage Act – CBC
‘It affirms our inherent rights and defines our heritage and culture,’ says Chief Roberta Joseph Sep 02, 2016 The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation has proclaimed a new Heritage Act, a…
