‘Elder in the Making’ documents the long road to reconciliation
by John Copley (ANNews) – On February 8, 2017 Business Link’s Aboriginal Business Development Services (ABDS) hosted a special screening of Elder in the Making,…
Treaty Rights
Treaty Six Grand Chief responds to Ontario Sixties Scoop Ruling
(February 2017) – “The court makes it clear that the mandate of successive Canadian governments was to suppress and assimilate Indigenous peoples through the removal…
AFN Says Federal Law and Policy Reform Must Proceed in Full Partnership with First Nations
OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2017 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said the federal government’s Working Group of Ministers responsible for…
Federal Court dismisses First Nations’ appeal challenging Site C dam approval
FORT ST. JOHN, TREATY 8 TERRITORY–(Marketwired – Jan. 26, 2017) – On Monday, January 23, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal…
Indigenous Leaders and Jane Fonda Blast Trudeau for Tar Sands Expansion Approvals
(Edmonton, Jan. 11, 2017) – Canada’s recent approvals of the Line 3 and Kinder Morgan tar sands pipelines, Canada’s continued support for the Keystone XL…
Roberta Jamieson discusses human rights violations in Canada – past and present
by John Copley (ANNews) – In the fall of 1998 the University of Alberta introduced its first Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights series, a new…
AFN pushes to advance TRC Calls to Action and advance reconciliation
(December 15, 2016) – On December 15, 2016 – the anniversary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – Assembly of…
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…
First Nations rights must be respected by federal government in pipeline development
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said First Nations governments and First Nations rights must…
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)…