Closing the Gap: Advancing First Nations Well-Being & Human Rights
Closing the Gap: Advancing First Nations Well-Being & Human Rights Opening Keynote: National Chief Perry Bellegarde July 7, 2015 Montreal, Québec Tawaw kahkiyaw, okimâwak, nâpewak, iskwewak, kêhtêak, oskâyak. Okimaw piyisiw…
Assembly of First Nations Convenes 36th Annual General Assembly in Montreal July 7-9
Assembly of First Nations Convenes 36th Annual General Assembly in Montreal July 7-9 OTTAWA, July 3, 2015 – First Nation leaders, Elders and youth from across the country will…
Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples – On-Reserve Housing & Infrastructure: Recommendations for Change
Press Releases Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — Chiefs encouraged by the report On-Reserve Housing and Infrastructure: Recommendations for Change and the thoughtful detailed recommendations provided by the Standing Senate Committee on…
Caldwell First Nation Election Results
Press Releases In accordance with their Election Code, which requires Caldwell First Nation to hold an election for Chief and four Councillors every four years, the election was held Saturday,…
Harper Government celebrates Penticton Indian Band joining First Nations Land Management Regime
Press Releases Penticton Indian Band begins process to take control over its lands June 30, 2015 – Penticton, BC – Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Dan Albas, Member of…
Statement on one year anniversary of the Tsilhqot’in decision
June 26, 2015 VICTORIA – John Horgan Leader of B.C.’s New Democrats, made the following statement recognizing the one year anniversary of the Tsilhqot’in decision: “One year ago today Canada’s…
Northern Development Ministers Discuss Challenges and Opportunities for Building Canada’s North
Whitehorse, Yukon (June 25, 2015) – Ministers representing Canada’s northern jurisdictions met in Whitehorse this week for the Northern Development Ministers Forum (NDMF) to discuss priority initiatives for growth across…
Roundtable on access to skilled labour for mining, energy sectors
June 25, 2015 VANCOUVER – Representatives from the mining and energy sectors met with the federal and provincial government today to discuss skilled labour initiatives and human resource planning, as…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Marks One Year Anniversary of “Historic” Supreme Court of Canada Tsilhqot’in Decision
June 26, 2015 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Marks One Year Anniversary of “Historic” Supreme Court of Canada Tsilhqot’in Decision (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde…
Federal Government Should Follow Lead of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Recognizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as Framework for Reconciliation
Federal Government Should Follow Lead of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Recognizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as Framework for Reconciliation June 9, 2015 Indigenous peoples’…
