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Grand Chief Phil Fontaine gives the first reading during the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Grand Chief Phil Fontaine gives the first reading during the state funeral service for Romeo LeBlanc, former Governor General of Canada, at Saint Thomas church in Memramcook, New Brunswick, July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA POLITICS OBITUARY)

Members of the Tsuu T'ina First Nation voted Tuesday on a tentative ...

(CBC) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:39:14 GMT

(CBC) - Members of the Tsuu T'ina First Nation voted Tuesday on a tentative deal with the province that would pave the way for a southwest Calgary ring road.

Canada's Inuit organization is asking Prime Minister Stephen ...

(CBC) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:08:18 GMT

(CBC) - Canada's Inuit organization is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to appoint another Inuk to the Senate to succeed retiring Nunavut senator Willie Adams.

B.C. Provincial Health Officer said released his report on aboriginal ...

(CBC) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:05:32 GMT

(CBC) - B.C. Provincial Health Officer said released his report on aboriginal health Thursday, which showed while improvements have been made in the health of aboriginal people, there is still much work to be done.

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has declared a state of emergency ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:36:59 GMT

(CBC) - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has declared a state of emergency in Manitoba First Nations over the H1N1 pandemic.

Health Canada delayed the delivery of alcohol-based hand sanitizers ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:41:45 GMT

(CBC) - Health Canada delayed the delivery of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to some First Nations communities affected by swine flu because of concerns the alcohol content might be abused, the senior public health adviser to the Assembly of First Nations told a Senate committee Tuesday.

Inuit in Northern Labrador say the European seal ban is hitting ...

(CBC) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:43:24 GMT

(CBC) - Inuit in Northern Labrador say the European seal ban is hitting them hard. Seal products taken by Inuit hunters are specifically exempt from the EU legislation but the collapse of fur prices means Inuit hunters are making less money too.

A Fredericton-area First Nations chief is hoping to find a way ...

(CBC) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:11:20 GMT

(CBC) - A Fredericton-area First Nations chief is hoping to find a way to keep what is believed to be one of the world's oldest birchbark canoes in New Brunswick.

Friends and family of Tiffany Morrison held a vigil Thursday ...

(CBC) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:27:02 GMT

(CBC) - Friends and family of Tiffany Morrison held a vigil Thursday night to mark the third anniversary of her disappearance.

The federal government is holding back payment of more than ...

(CBC) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:33:30 GMT

(CBC) - The federal government is holding back payment of more than $2 million to the First Nations University of Canada -- saying it wants to see changes at the institution before it hands over the money.

The federal government is considering moving a controversial ...

(CBC) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:13:20 GMT

(CBC) - The federal government is considering moving a controversial border post from Mohawk territory near Cornwall, Ont.

Members of First Nations in Saskatchewan are encountering bureaucratic ...

(CBC) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:29:44 GMT

(CBC) - Members of First Nations in Saskatchewan are encountering bureaucratic hurdles when it comes to getting drug coverage for Tamiflu, an antiviral drug sometimes used in the treatment of swine flu.

A prominent animal welfare group's campaign linking the 2010 ...

(CBC) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:41:32 GMT

(CBC) - A prominent animal welfare group's campaign linking the 2010 Winter Olympics with the Canadian seal hunt is offensive, an Inuit leader says.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine speaks in the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS)

Framed by a native headdress, Assembly of First Nations National ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Framed by a native headdress, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine speaks at a rally during the National Day of Reconciliation on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 11, 2009. The Assembly of First Nations celebrated the first anniversary of the Prime Minister of Canada's apology to resident school survivors and their families. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS)

The Assembly of First Nations Eagle Staff stands on the steps ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Assembly of First Nations Eagle Staff stands on the steps of Parliament Hill at a rally during the National Day of Reconciliation in Ottawa June 11, 2009. The Assembly of First Nations celebrated the first anniversary of the Prime Minister of Canada's apology to resident school survivors and their families. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

NDP leader Darrell Dexter smiles during a campaign stop at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NDP leader Darrell Dexter smiles during a campaign stop at the Mi'kmaq First Nation Band office in Millbrook, Nova Scotia June 8, 2009. Nova Scotians go to the polls to elect a new government on Tuesday. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA POLITICS HEADSHOT)

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE OF ELECTIONS NDP leader Darrell ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DATE OF ELECTIONS NDP leader Darrell Dexter (R) shares a laugh with Chief Lawrence Paul during a campaign stop to the Mi'kmaq First Nation Band office in Millbrook, Nova Scotia June 8, 2009. Nova Scotians go to the polls to elect a new government on Tuesday. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA POLITICS)

Britain's Prince Edward is greeted by Veronica Goddard of the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prince Edward is greeted by Veronica Goddard of the Haida Gwai First Nations after being welcomed at Vancouver Technical Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia June 4, 2009. Prince Edward was visiting to hand out the Duke of Edinburgh Awards as part of his two day visit to Canada's west coast. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA POLITICS ROYALS)

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine speaks to the media about his decision to retire at the end of his term in July, in Ottawa June 4, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS)

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine speaks to media about his decision to retire at the end of his term in July, in Ottawa June 4, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS)

Akwesasne Mohawks are once again being allowed to cross the ...

(CBC) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:36:23 GMT

(CBC) - Akwesasne Mohawks are once again being allowed to cross the Seaway International Bridge from Cornwall onto their territory, but the Canadian border post remains closed.

Arguments were to continue Tuesday in a St. John's courtroom ...

(CBC) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:54:48 GMT

(CBC) - Arguments were to continue Tuesday in a St. John's courtroom on whether former students at five residential schools in Labrador can participate in a federal class action suit.

In what is being hailed as a watershed event, Ontario Aboriginal ...

(CBC) — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:51:56 GMT

(CBC) - In what is being hailed as a watershed event, Ontario Aboriginal Affairs Minister Brad Duguid signed a deal Thursday to begin transfer of Ipperwash Provincial Park to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.

Dene who attended residential schools in Canada will receive ...

(CBC) — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:31:24 GMT

(CBC) - Dene who attended residential schools in Canada will receive an apology Wednesday from the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northwest Territories.

Nunavut cabinet minister Tagak Curley is set to speak at a museum ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:53:10 GMT

(CBC) - Nunavut cabinet minister Tagak Curley is set to speak at a museum in England this weekend, hoping to refute what he says are false claims of Inuit as murderers of Sir John Franklin's crew.

A Vancouver Island First Nations group plans to hunt sea otters ...

(CBC) — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:14:00 GMT

(CBC) - A Vancouver Island First Nations group plans to hunt sea otters once again, after reaching a tentative deal with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Mary Simon has been acclaimed to a second term as president ...

(CBC) — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:26:21 GMT

(CBC) - Mary Simon has been acclaimed to a second term as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization announced Friday.

Both the B.C. NDP and Liberal party leaders were courting the ...

(CBC) — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:48:46 GMT

(CBC) - Both the B.C. NDP and Liberal party leaders were courting the aboriginal vote during campaign tours Saturday.

A comical tirade by U.S. talk-show host Stephen Colbert about ...

(CBC) — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:46:04 GMT

(CBC) - A comical tirade by U.S. talk-show host Stephen Colbert about Canadian Inuit has prompted the mayor of Iqaluit to offer the popular late-night satirist a special invitation to the Arctic.

Three Inuit children seen during an outing with a pre-school ...

(AFP) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Three Inuit children seen during an outing with a pre-school group in Iqaluit, northen Canada. A little known chapter in Canada's past, when it forcibly assimilated aboriginal youths by taking them away from their parents, has been highlighted in a new documentary. Photo:Andre Forget/AFP

Pitseolak Peter, a native Inuit, works on a stone sculpture ...

(AFP) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pitseolak Peter, a native Inuit, works on a stone sculpture in Iqaluit, Canada. 150,000 native Canadians were forced into Christian Church-run boarding schools beginning in 1874 in an effort to integrate them into society. Photo:Andre Forget/AFP

Native Inuit ride in the back of a pick-up truck on the streets ...

(AFP) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Native Inuit ride in the back of a pick-up truck on the streets of Iqaluit in Canada. A new film, 'The Experimental Eskimos', tells the story of three adolescent boys who - in l962 and l963 - were sent to school in Ottawa, 2,900 kilometers south of their actual homes as part of a little known chapter from Canada's dark past. Photo:Andre Forget/AFP

Inuit leaders in Canada, as well as the Nunavut government, ...

(CBC) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:27:49 GMT

(CBC) - Inuit leaders in Canada, as well as the Nunavut government, say they will continue to lobby against the European Union's import ban on seal products.

Pope Benedict XVI expressed 'sorrow' to a delegation from Canada's ...

(CBC) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:45:18 GMT

(CBC) - Pope Benedict XVI expressed 'sorrow' to a delegation from Canada's Assembly of First Nations on Wednesday over the abuse and 'deplorable' treatment that aboriginal students suffered at residential schools run by his church.

Native Canadian Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Native Canadian Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, attends Pope Benedict XVI general audience in St. Peter's Square. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pier Paolo Cito

Pope Benedict says he is sorry for the abuse and 'deplorable' ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:08:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Pope Benedict says he is sorry for the abuse and 'deplorable' conduct at church-run Canadian schools that aboriginals were forced to attend. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Pier Paolo Cito

Tahera Diamond Corp. has taken more steps towards potentially ...

(CBC) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:33:16 GMT

(CBC) - Tahera Diamond Corp. has taken more steps towards potentially reopening its Jericho mine in western Nunavut, more than a year after Tahera filed for bankruptcy protection.

Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl said Ottawa is ...

(CBC) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:19:03 GMT

(CBC) - Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl said Ottawa is ready to help Manitoba's First Nations communities hit hard by flooding, which forced 2,500 people from their homes, nearly half of whom were aboriginal people.

Animal rights activist Jane Goodall (L) and Assembly of First ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Animal rights activist Jane Goodall (L) and Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fontaine announce a partnership to bring the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots program to First Nations communities across Canada in Ottawa April 15, 2009. The Roots and Shoots program involves young people with projects to improve the environment and culture in their community. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA)

Jane Goodall (L) and Canadian Member of Parliament Keith Martin ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Jane Goodall (L) and Canadian Member of Parliament Keith Martin announce a partnership to bring the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots program to First Nations communities across Canada in Ottawa April 15, 2009. The Roots and Shoots program involves young people with projects to improve the environment and culture in their community. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A brief agreement between the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of P.E.I. ...

(CBC) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:24:30 GMT

(CBC) - A brief agreement between the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of P.E.I. and Friends of the Farm over what could be done with 35 hectares of green space in the middle of Charlottetown ended acrimoniously Tuesday.