First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced
The First Nation Communities Read program has revealed its 10th anniversary shortlist. Write comment (0 Comments)
The First Nation Communities Read program has revealed its 10th anniversary shortlist. Write comment (0 Comments)
Joshua Blakeney, Press TV, Calgary
Canada is thought to posses the third largest oil reserves in the world. It's one thing, however, to have oil but it’s another to transport it to far off consumers such as China.
Write comment (1 Comment)By Michael Woods, Postmedia News
OTTAWA – New data on Canada’s aboriginal people are likely to underscore the need to address education for indigenous youth, the country’s fastest-growing group, experts say.
Write comment (0 Comments)ROD MICKLEBURGH
The Globe and Mail
In a lengthy, controversial case that stirred deep passions among aboriginal leaders, a 56-year old native carver has been fined $11,000 on multiple charges of possessing eagle parts and one count of trafficking in dead wildlife.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a court ruling that would force it to pay the cost of caring for a severely disabled aboriginal teenager living at home.
Write comment (1 Comment)UN and human-rights groups to visit Canada within the next year
By Ryan Hicks, CBC News
Canada's record on how it treats aboriginal people will be under global scrutiny within the next year.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Katrina Sieniuc
The Huffington Post Canada
Much of the news reporting on Canada’s aboriginal community highlights the challenges indigenous people face: violence, barriers to receiving decent education, high crime rates, unfairness in the justice system and the disproportionate numbers of aboriginal people in Canadian jails are only a few examples.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun
The number of people identifying themselves as aboriginal grew by 20.1 per cent across Canada since 2006, with B.C. home to one of the highest shares in the country, according to the 2011 national household survey.
Write comment (0 Comments)Keven Drews, The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER -- Southwestern British Columbia's St'at'imc Chiefs Council is threatening to block a highway and rail line and "embarrass" private companies and the next provincial government over trespasses on its traditional territory.
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