David Suzuki: Reconciliation requires recognizing rights-based fishing
By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation senior communications specialist Theresa Beer (Dec. 2016) – Fishing is as emblematic to Canada as ice…
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Recent death of aged-out young woman in Surrey a signal that immediate policy changes required
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, Dec. 7, 2016 – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are once again calling on the Provincial government to bring…
Message from Jane Philpott, Minister of Health on Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2016
(Ottawa) – On the occasion of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, Canada’s Minister of Health Jane Philpott issued the following statement: December 1-5 is Aboriginal AIDS…
AIDS Awareness is needed at the community level with community-based initiatives
OTTAWA, CNW/ – The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) announces Aboriginal leadership and their supporters, including the Canadian Global Health All-Parliamentary Caucus on HIV TB &…
Alberta Chiefs call for meaningful engagement on climate change
(ANNews) – Alberta Chiefs gathered in Edmonton last month to discuss the environment and climate change with the Federal and Provincial governments where they voiced…
Nov. 25: AFN Marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
OTTAWA, TORONTO and KAMLOOPS, BC, Nov. 25, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today recognizes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
AFN presses Ottawa to comply with Human Rights Tribunal: Our children cannot wait
OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde has filed a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)…
Poundmaker’s Treatment Lodge celebrates Addictions Awareness with Sober Walk
(ANNews) – The annual Poundmaker Treatment Lodge’s Sober Walk saw more than 100 participants march from Canada Place to the Alberta Legislature on November 17,…
Poundakers Lodge is hosting activities for National Addictions Awareness Week
(ANNews) – The Poundmakers Lodge Treatment Centres Elders, Board and staff are pleased to announce upcoming community engagement activities in recognition of National Addictions Awareness…
Book Review: Firewater – How alcohol is killing my people (and yours)
Review by John Copley (ANNews) – Harold R. Johnson is a lawyer, a crown prosecutor, and an author. His latest book, Firewater: How Alcohol is…