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The Assembly of First Nations‘ annual general assembly wrapped on Thursday after three hectic days in Halifax with the passing of an emergency resolution over the blockade of a Winnipeg landfill. The AFN voted unanimously to denounce Manitoba’s opposition to a search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains …
Read More »Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2023 1:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands. The fund, …
Read More »Métis Nation of Ontario accused of recasting First Nations’ ancestors as Métis
Across the country, there has been a growing dispute within the Métis Nation over who is, and isn’t, Métis. “The Red River Métis and the historic Métis Nation need to stand up for what we actually are,” said Will Goodon of the Manitoba Métis Federation. “We’re not just a mixture, …
Read More »Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2023 10:30 am Updated May 16, 2023 10:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA — Snoop Dogg shouted out Canada’s First Nations in his ongoing social media campaign to promote his bid to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. …
Read More »Higgs clarifies comments on natural gas, says window is open for First Nations for now – New Brunswick
New Brunswick is reassuring First Nations on Friday that it will work with them on natural gas extractions. This comes following concerns expressed by Indigenous Peoples that Premier Blaine Higgs was ready to move on without them. Negotiations between the province and First Nations groups stalled when members said they …
Read More »Ottawa not committing when to introduce First Nations policing bill – National
The federal government is backing away from setting a timeline to introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to see it this spring. Ghislain Picard, a member of the Assembly of First Nations executive, says it has been fighting …
Read More »‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories – Winnipeg
Wednesday marks World Water Day, a day raising awareness of the more than 2 billion people around the world living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada. The federal government says 138 long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted since November 2015, although some short-term …
Read More »First Nations leaders call for resignation of Winnipeg police chief amid landfill controversy – Winnipeg
Manitoba First Nations leaders are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg police chief Danny Smyth. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), alongside Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson, called for Smyth to step down Thursday, due to the police service’s refusal to search the Prairie Green Landfill for remains …
Read More »First Nations chief critical of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Indigenous heritage claim
A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, west of Edmonton, said on Friday that a …
Read More »First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe
First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from coal mining as meetings of the panel that mediates such issues wrap up. “They can sit on every fence they want, but at …
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