NDP says federal budget falls short on Aboriginal needs, housing, job creation February 13, 2014 “What concrete measures are there for the regions?” The MP for Nunavik says the new…
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Guarded optimism greets Stephen Harper’s latest plan to upgrade aboriginal education. Feb 13 2014 “This is a great day for Canada, for First Nations communities and for the next generation,”…
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February 13, 2014 OTTAWA — Pressure is growing on the Harper government to convene an inquest into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. The Native Women’s Association of Canada…
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FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Catterall is the director of aboriginal banking, prairies, in the Bank of Montreal’s Central Canada division. The challenges that face Canada’s aboriginal communities are well known, and…
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February 13, 2014 Esther Morris sat against the conference room wall in tears as dozens of men in small groups shared their experiences of violence and their pledges to protect…
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February 13, 2014 Speaking on behalf of the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network, Anne Hart told Finance Minister Charlene Johnson Wednesday that government support of NAWN and other like-minded organizations help…
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February 13, 2014 Aboriginal students are hitting the books in record numbers at the University of Saskatchewan. The university said Thursday that data shows 1,999 students — about 10 per…
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14 FEB 2014 The Queensland hearings are scheduled to run for up to two weeks, with others to be held in South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT over the…
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February 14, 2014 The Abbott government is determined to tackle head-on the “scourge” of alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities. The government has set up a parliamentary inquiry…
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Exclusive: construction company allegedly also falsely claimed enrolment of Indigenous trainees and did not pay them 14 February 2014 Indigenous workers were given falsified skills certificates to operate dangerous machinery…
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