Idle No More warns AFN chiefs to be wary of Harper’s termination plans
As Indian Act chiefs gathered in Winnipeg this month to select the Assembly of First Nation’s next national Chief, the grassroots Idle No More movement…
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Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille is embracing the challenges
Mikisew Cree First Nation Chief Steve Courtoreille was re-elected to his second term in office this past summer. And last month, he was named Grand…
New Alberta Premier Jim Prentice puts meaningful dialogue on the table
Since taking office as Alberta’s Premier in mid-September Jim Prentice has moved quickly and decisively to capture what just three months ago was the dwindling…
Moose Hide Campaign teaches men about respecting women
A new campaign aimed at reducing violence against women is spreading across western Canada. “Too many Aboriginal women experience violence and we need to step…
Perry Bellegarde – A catalyst for change as new AFN National Chief
Perry Bellegarde, elected on December 10, 2014 as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), reinforced his commitment to being a catalyst for…
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs renews its call for immediate investment in First Nation education
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is renewing its high priority call for immediate investment from the government of Canada into the education of First Nation…
Perry Bellegarde elected AFN Chief on first ballot: Canada is Indian land
WINNIPEG — The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning it will no longer be business as usual when it comes…
100 BC First Nations reiterate vow to Stop the Northern Gateway Pipeline
VANDERHOOF, BRITISH COLUMBIA/YINKA DENE TERRITORIES–(Marketwired – Dec. 8, 2014) – On the fourth anniversary of the Save the Fraser Declaration, an Indigenous law supported by more…
AFN opens 2014 Special Chiefs Assembly and election by honouring Rinelle Harper
WINNIPEG, Dec. 9, 2014 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today opened its 2014 Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a gathering…
Students pay homage to Canada’s fallen soldiers
With their eyes closed and heads bowed, students from St. Albert’s Bertha Kennedy School, spent a minute in remembrance and prayer as they stood in…