More calls for national inquiry into missing women
TORONTO – LEAF (Women’s Legal Education Action Fund) and its sister organization West Coast LEAF applaud the call by nine provinces for a national inquiry...
Anishinaabe Anokiiwin Aanokiitoojig/Chiefs Committee on Governance update
By Esther Gilbank THUNDER BAY — The Chiefs Committee on Governance has welcomed two new members — Lake Huron representative Ogimaa Duke Peltier, Wikwemikong Unceded...
Over 500 Nations gather in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An estimated 3,000 Native American dancers and singers representing more than 500 tribes from Canada and the United States are expected to...
Education students learn about FASD
Nipissing University Bachelor of Education students participated in ‘FASD and Interventions in the Classroom’ , facilitated by Union of Ontario Indians FASD worker Laura Liberty...
First Nations not sharing in mining wealth
By Marlene Bilous Anishinabek Nation workshops are creating more awareness among community members about how the mining industry is profiting from natural resources located on...
Canada’s skilled workforce must include First Nations people
By Kelly J. Lendsay TORONTO — The Aboriginal Human Resource Council is calling all corporations in Canada to unite in support of each other, the...
India’s top court gives Indigenous community final say about mine
From Amnesty International NEW DELHI — A ruling by India’s Supreme Court that the Indigenous (Adivasi) communities will have the final decision on plans for...