Chiefs crafting response to condemned education bill
OTTAWA – The fate of the federal government’s widely-condemned First Nations education legislation will be in the hands of Chiefs gathering in Ottawa May 27....
Valcourt calls chiefs ‘rogue’, threat to national security
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations on May 15, labeling the chiefs...
Rolling the dice on our education
An open letter about why the First Nations Education Act harms First Nations By Chief Shining Turtle, Whitefish River First Nation Aanii, hello, to all...
Membertou riding economic wave
CALGARY – Membertou First Nation has been recognized for operating the outstanding Aboriginal Economic Development Corporation in Canada. The Mi’kmaw community – one of five...
Blue curtains help students to focus
By Jennifer Ashawasegai HENVEY INLET FIRST NATION – Britt Public School teacher Wanda McQuabbie says she’s learned some valuable tools to help students from a...
UN rapporteur calls for inquiry into murdered, missing Indigenous women
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Ottawa needs to call an inquiry into the high number of murdered and missing Indigenous women across the country,...
Community comes together to produce video on change
By Tammy Desmoulin NIPISSING FN – Long Lake #58 First Nation used four powerful words: “One word, one day”. These words have the ability to...