Corporations are discovering that First Nations are ready to do business By Frank Busch Most, if not all, Canadian large-scale resource development projects are situated on or pass through the traditional territories of First Nations. In fact, in B.C., most of these territories remain subject to Aboriginal land claims. That fact was a recurring [...]
New First Nations institutions will reform financial transactions By Frank Busch As transparency and accountability in First Nations have taken centre stage in the Canadian public eye, many politicians and decision makers on both sides are still grasping at age-old arguments over treaties and land claims. The question is; what do we do in the [...]
Judge orders money repaid to Poundmaker First Nation school A judge has sentenced the chief and seven members of the Poundmaker First Nation for stealing treaty land entitlement money. Chief Duane Antoine and his brother, former chief Teddy Antoine, of the Poundmaker First Nation were handed 20-month suspended sentences, and were ordered to pay back $2,500 they stole. [...]
Moving towards long-term safety in First Nations and and Inuit communities Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced that funding for the First Nations Policing Program will be renewed for the next five years. The program is funding 163 policing agreements for the 2012-2013 period, which represents about 1,250 professionally-trained and dedicated police officers working in up to 400 [...]
Idle No More road blockades endanger public – Denis By Christopher Walsh Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Jonathan Denis told a crowd of law students at the University of Calgary Tuesday that Idle No More protesters went too far last month when they blockaded the QE II Highway into Edmonton. Denis was [...]
Idle No More activists join Michelle Thrush on Stephen Avenue to hug 100 people Joined by Idle No More activists, Calgary-based Cree actress and television star Michelle Thrush hugged 100 people on Hug A Non-Native Day on Stephen Avenue on Wednesday. The action was another small step towards ending racism in Canada, according to Thrush. From [...]
First Nations actress Michelle Thrush (Gemini winner for Blackstone) in her grandmother character “Kokum”, played up stereotypes to huge laughs at Olympic Plaza. First Nations and non-Aboriginal Canadians march for Idle No More By Christopher Walsh Victoria Crowchild was holding back tears in front of her father’s memorial inside City Hall Monday, as 50 Idle [...]
“So what are your tribe calling us today?” – First Nations Troy Media – by Mike Robinson A few years ago I took my Zodiac out to Yuquot to visit with Ray and Terry Williams, long-time pals who still live close to the land and sea on Nootka Island, off Vancouver Island’s central west [...]
Aboriginal e-learning program produces top results Beacon Staff Reporter The federal government recently signed a five year funding agreement for a successful Aboriginal e-learning program to help educate Canada’s First Nation youth. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, a branch of the federal government, signed the deal with SCcyber E-Learning Community, an online education program that produces top [...]
NDP leader calls for end to fast by Chief Spence By Bruce A Stewart Canadians figure they have their politicians pretty well figured out. Then one of them does something surprising, and causes a national “say what?!?” to emerge. Over the weekend, Official Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair (NDP, Outremont) created exactly [...]
