No light — lots of heat — on troubled CBC – Hamilton Spectator
July 27, 2015 The Senate is so thoroughly discredited that its blueprint for the CBC was destined for oblivion before it was released last week. It is just as well.…
Study to look into First Nations cancer claims – Alberni Valley News
Jul 24, 2015 Some First Nations communities in Ontario and Manitoba have complained for years about what they call an unusually high rate of cancer among their members. Now a…
When Forests Become Classrooms
Press Releases 23. July 2015 A World First “Why wouldn’t we do this? Students here are learning about the responsibility that comes with taking a leadership role, about being accountable…
Sakinaw Lake Sockeye – Stock Assessment – Adult Enumeration Bulletin #2
Press Releases 2015-07-22 | Adult Sockeye return from the open ocean and migrate primarily through Johnstone Strait before entering the lake from June to September each year. The shíshálh First…
QIA President Hosts Open House and Celebration in Resolute Bay
Press Releases The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) President, P.J. Akeeagok, will be in Resolute Bay to hold an Open House and celebrate the signing of the Qausuittuq National Park Inuit…
Treaty Commission Congratulates Parties on Wuikinuxv Agreement-in-Principle Signing
Press Releases July 23, 2015 VANCOUVER – Today is a significant occasion for Wuikinuxv Nation, British Columbia and Canada. The Treaty Commission congratulates all three parties on signing an Agreement-in-Principle…
Canada’s Land Claims Policies Under Fire in UN Human Rights Committee Report
(Geneva, Thursday July 23, 2015) Canada’s Comprehensive Land Claims policy, its refusal to consult, ongoing violence against Indigenous protesters and its refusal to hold an inquiry into missing and murdered…
Rocky Cree Elders Gather at Paint Lake
On July 13th – 15th 2015, MFNERC hosted a gathering for Rocky Cree Elders on the land at beautiful Paint Lake MB. The Rocky Cree people are from northern Manitoba…
Save the Peace: Support for Treaty 8 First Nations’ Federal Court Challenge against Controversial Proposed Site C Dam
Press Releases (Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – July 23, 2015) On July 22, Treaty 8 First Nations (Doig River, Prophet River, and West Moberly First Nations) began their Federal Court…
BCGEU stands with First Nations to oppose Site C dam
Press Releases July 23, 2015 The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union is joining First Nations and environmental advocates in opposing the B.C. government’s approval of the Site C dam…
