Alberta child advocate urges change, cultural rethink on indigenous kids in care
By Dean Bennett, Canadian Press EDMONTON — Alberta’s child advocate says seven out of every 10 youngsters in the province's welfare system are aboriginal and…
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AFN Youth Summit calls for awareness to suicide
NIAGARA FALLS – The Assembly of First Nations National First Nation Youth Summit on Wellness gathered this weekend. More than 200 First Nations youth attended…
National First Nations Youth Summit Takes the Hilton
NIAGARA FALLS – Several well-known Chiefs, members of the Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council and the Ontario First Nations Youth Council were given…
Trudeau first pm to march in gay pride parade
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history over the weekend as the first Prime Minister of Canada to take part in Toronto’s Pride parade.…
Philpott fulfills pot promise
OTTAWA – Legislation to legalize marijuana in Canada will be introduced in the spring of 2017, said Federal Health Minister, Jane Philpott, last Wednesday in…
Indigenous in Canada three times more likely to be victims
TORONTO – A new report says indigenous people are three times more likely to experience sexual assault than non-indigenous people in Canada. The report analyzed…
Report condemns Canada for water conditions on First Nations communities
TORONTO – Human Rights Watch released a 92-page report on the crisis state of drinking water in First Nations communities. Health Canada says there are…
Mass shooting in Florida not the deadliest
The senseless shooting in Orlando Florida Sunday morning has been described by U.S. media as “the worst mass shooting in American History.” Some news outlets…
Fighting Indians not new to Trump
OKLAHOMA – Presumptive Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was at it again this week with his references to Senator Elizabeth Warren, of Colorado, as “Pocahontas.”…
First indigenous MP in Canada dies
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde expressed condolences yesterday to the family and friends of Len Marchand, the first status Indian in Canada to be elected…
AFN Chief calls for reform in justice system
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde addressed police leaders from across Canada at a national conference Thursday, calling for a First Nations Justice System. Bellegarde said…
AFN calls on Canada to implement UNDRIP through legislation
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging governments of all levels in Canada to work with indigenous people to implement the UN Declaration on the…
Mohawk “Code Talkers” honoured in New York
St. Regis N.Y. – During the Second World War a special unit of the U.S. Marines was secretly mustered from Indian reserves across the country…
Trump dismisses New Mexico senator as “Pocahontas”
NEW MEXICO – The bombastic republican presidential candidate Donald Trump added yet another ethnic group to his growing list of people he has alienated by…
Escape from the Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT McMurray – Gitz Crazyboy is a Blackfoot/Dene youth worker and land defender from Fort McMurray, Alberta, who has been fighting for the protective rights…