Chippewa girls deliver the mail
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN – Three Anishinabek Nation girls have had artwork depicting the War of 1812 commemorated on Canadian postage stamps. The young...
Thames members talk constitution
By Tammy Desmoulin Chippewas of the Thames First Nation hosted the latest Community Engagement Session on Constitutional development on May 23rd. The 55 participants...
Chiefs demand inquiry into missing, murdered women
By Marci Becking LONG LAKE #58 – Anishinabek Nation Chiefs have unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Government of Canada to launch a National...
Babies dying in Canada while Harper donates taxpayers’ money abroad
TORONTO –Stephen Harper might have expected to hear nothing but praise for this week’s pledge to contribute an additional $3.5 billion over five years toward...
Government holding First Nations children ransom: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation) May 29, 2014 – The Harper conservatives are holding First Nations children to ransom by refusing to respect their rights to...
Hudak, Hutton, and Harris: forgetful about First Nations
By Maurice Switzer Unless it’s hidden in the fine print, Tim Hudak’s platform to be Ontario’s 26th premier does not contain a single reference to...
AFN Chiefs in Assembly in support of alternative education resolution
Ottawa, ON (May 27, 2014) — The Assembly of First Nations Chiefs-in-Assembly voted in favour of an alternative education resolution put forward by Chiefs from...
Feds can’t be trusted on education: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation) May 26, 2014 – First Nations leaders are gathering in Ottawa to discuss how to move forward on creating an...
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...