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British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell (L) speaks with Prince ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell (L) speaks with Prince Charles (C) as he and his wife Camilla (2nd R), Duchess of Cornwall, are greeted by members of the Esquimalt First Nation Band upon their arrival at the legislature in Victoria, British Columbia November 6, 2009. The British royal couple are on the west coast as part of their Canadian tour. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA ROYALS POLITICS)

Some First Nations governments near the Dempster Highway are ...

(CBC) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:38:23 GMT

(CBC) - Some First Nations governments near the Dempster Highway are unhappy with the Yukon government's new hunting restrictions for the Porcupine caribou herd, which include a ban on hunting female caribou and a limit of only one bull per hunter.

Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, watch ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, watch Inuit drum dancers with Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (L) during the official welcoming ceremonies in St. John's, Newfoundland November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Greg Locke (CANADA POLITICS ROYALS)

Not all residents of an isolated Manitoba First Nations community ...

(CBC) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:17:43 GMT

(CBC) - Not all residents of an isolated Manitoba First Nations community hit hard by the first wave of the H1N1 flu are eager to be vaccinated against an expected second outbreak of the virus.

Aboriginal people are a priority to be vaccinated against swine ...

(CBC) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:52:54 GMT

(CBC) - Aboriginal people are a priority to be vaccinated against swine flu, but this could be a challenge in northern Manitoba where reserves are spread far and wide.

Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq speaks during question period ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Thursday October 8, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The Cowessess First Nation east of Regina says it has a plan ...

(CBC) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:18:11 GMT

(CBC) - The Cowessess First Nation east of Regina says it has a plan in place for dealing with any outbreak of flu. The reserve is being hailed as a model for others.

Normee Ekoomiak, one of Canada's most successful Inuit artists, ...

(CBC) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:36:23 GMT

(CBC) - Normee Ekoomiak, one of Canada's most successful Inuit artists, died on Monday in Ottawa at the age of 61.

A member of a local Coastal Salish First Nations (R) and Mayor ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of a local Coastal Salish First Nations (R) and Mayor Gregor Robertson (C) lead diplomats and past athletes on walk through the Olympic Athletes' Village in Vancouver, British Columbia October 8, 2009. Foreign ambassadors posted to Canada were invited to view the almost completed village to be used to house athletes during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

A member of the Cree tribe wears traditionak Inuit clothing. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A member of the Cree tribe wears traditionak Inuit clothing. Swapping skin drums for synthesizers and replacing throat singing with slam poetry, young Canadian aboriginals are reinventing traditional North American native music in a bid to bridge two cultures. Photo:/AFP

A member of the Cree tribe wears traditional Inuit clothing. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A member of the Cree tribe wears traditional Inuit clothing. Swapping skin drums for synthesizers and replacing throat singing with slam poetry, young Canadian aboriginals are reinventing traditional North American native music in a bid to bridge two cultures. Photo:/AFP

Members of the Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island say ...

(CBC) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:49:06 GMT

(CBC) - Members of the Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island say the Hudson's Bay Company ripped-off their design for one of the most sought-after pieces of Canada's Olympic uniforms.

Customers are being squeezed out of an Ottawa shopping plaza ...

(CBC) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:02:07 GMT

(CBC) - Customers are being squeezed out of an Ottawa shopping plaza parking lot by Algonquin College students who are parking there, says the manager of the plaza.

In this photo courtesy of the Nicholas Metivier Gallery and ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this photo courtesy of the Nicholas Metivier Gallery and provided by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the photo 'SOCAR Oil Fields #3, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006', by Edward Burtynsky is seen. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery)

The B.C. Assembly of First Nations has elected a new chief. ...

(CBC) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:46:00 GMT

(CBC) - The B.C. Assembly of First Nations has elected a new chief. Jody Wilson-Raybould was sworn in Thursday after taking 91 or 54 per cent of the 169 votes cast on the third ballot at the assembly's annual general meeting in North Vancouver.

Inuit hunters and polar bear biologists remain at odds over ...

(CBC) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:04:03 GMT

(CBC) - Inuit hunters and polar bear biologists remain at odds over the true number of polar bears in Nunavut's Baffin Bay region, with opposing views at a public hearing on whether to cut hunting quotas.

Tom Rideout is chairing the Mi'kmaq group's membership committee, ...

(CBC) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:20:21 GMT

(CBC) - Tom Rideout is chairing the Mi'kmaq group's membership committee, which will decide who qualifies for membership in a new landless First Nation known as the Qalipu Band.

The Elsipogtog First Nation wants to crack down on crime in ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:50:13 GMT

(CBC) - The Elsipogtog First Nation wants to crack down on crime in the eastern New Brunswick community by running background checks on non-aboriginal people looking to move onto the reserve.

The Elsipogtog First Nation is cracking down on crime in the ...

(CBC) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:50:13 GMT

(CBC) - The Elsipogtog First Nation is cracking down on crime in the eastern New Brunswick community by fingerprinting any non-aboriginal people looking to move onto the reserve.

New Commissioners for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - New Commissioners for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), is smoked in as Commissioner Marie Wilson, left, and Commissioner Chief Wilton Littlechild, right, look on as they take part in a ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec on July 16, 2009., to commemorate their appointments for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Chief Jerry Knott, centre right, and Grand Chief Harper, centre ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Chief Jerry Knott, centre right, and Grand Chief Harper, centre left, hold body bags. Aboriginal leaders in Manitoba say they are horrified and want an explanation as to why some of the reserves received dozens of body bags from Health Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Manitoba Keewatin Okimakanak-HO

A First Nation in Yellowknife says it won't sponsor a traditional ...

(CBC) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:36:20 GMT

(CBC) - A First Nation in Yellowknife says it won't sponsor a traditional fall caribou hunt this year, in an effort to help protect the shrinking caribou herd.

An Inuit girl skates down one of the main streets of Kanjiqsualujuak ...

(AFP) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Inuit girl skates down one of the main streets of Kanjiqsualujuak in Canada. Some 200 indigenous people demonstrated here Thursday calling for Canadian government action to halt rising numbers of suicides in their community, especially among the young. Photo:Carlo Allegri/AFP

A young Inuit boy takes part in ceremonies on Parliament Hill ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A young Inuit boy takes part in ceremonies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday September 10, 2009 marking World Suicide Prevention Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Swine flu hit First Nations in Manitoba especially hard in the ...

(CBC) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:56:01 GMT

(CBC) - Swine flu hit First Nations in Manitoba especially hard in the spring and leaders are upset they had to ask to be invited to an international conference in Winnipeg this week.

More than 400 people gathered on Big River First Nation to say ...

(CBC) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:15:52 GMT

(CBC) - More than 400 people gathered on Big River First Nation to say goodbye to Darby Morin, the soldier who died last month in Afghanistan while serving in the U.S. Army.

Royal Bank of Canada confirmed Wednesday that Phil Fontaine ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Royal Bank of Canada confirmed Wednesday that Phil Fontaine has been retained as a special adviser. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld/ file

An aboriginal dancer performs at the opening ceremonies for ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An aboriginal dancer performs at the opening ceremonies for the World Skills Competition in Calgary, September 1, 2009. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA POLITICS)

Construction of 16 nursing stations and health clinics in First ...

(CBC) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:13:55 GMT

(CBC) - Construction of 16 nursing stations and health clinics in First Nations communities is underway across Canada, thanks to $135 million in federal funding, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Tuesday.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and a First Nations chief had ...

(CBC) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:50:40 GMT

(CBC) - Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and a First Nations chief had widely divergent views Friday on the state of flu pandemic preparedness plans for aboriginal communities.

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is taking a spin ...

(CBC) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:21:52 GMT

(CBC) - The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is taking a spin on a potentially contentious idea it says it wants to keep all the profits from First Nations-run casinos.

Hillary Angel Wilson, 18, is shown in an undated photo from ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:35:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Hillary Angel Wilson, 18, is shown in an undated photo from a Facebook memorial to her friend Cherisse Houle, found dead off Sturgeon Road last month. Six weeks later, her body was found Thursday in East St. Paul. A growing chorus of voices are calling for a task force into missing aboriginal women in Manitoba after another young woman's body was discovered on the outskirts of Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

First Nations are ready to take control of gambling on their ...

(CBC) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:19:02 GMT

(CBC) - First Nations are ready to take control of gambling on their land, the chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says.

Native flags fly during a protest and march in Vancouver, British ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Native flags fly during a protest and march in Vancouver, British Columbia June 29, 2007. REUTERS/Andy Clark

Canadian soldiers gather on a hill overlooking an Inuit camp ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian soldiers gather on a hill overlooking an Inuit camp in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 24, 2009. The soldiers were taking part in a mock disaster to co-ordinate response between the military and civilian emergency response teams. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA MILITARY ENVIRONMENT)

A hamburger and hot dog are left unfinished as local Inuit help ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A hamburger and hot dog are left unfinished as local Inuit help themselves to seal meat and arctic char during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

The body of what appears to be an aboriginal woman has been ...

(CBC) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:47:09 GMT

(CBC) - The body of what appears to be an aboriginal woman has been found at Winnipeg's North Perimeter Highway and Highway 59.

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) meets with local ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) meets with local Inuit after arriving in Pangnirtung, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY POLITICS)

Federal and Manitoba health officials are at odds over whether ...

(CBC) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:30:35 GMT

(CBC) - Federal and Manitoba health officials are at odds over whether remote Indian reserves are sufficiently equipped to handle a swine flu health crisis.

The Manitoba government will help pay for swine-flu medical ...

(CBC) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:46:38 GMT

(CBC) - The Manitoba government will help pay for swine-flu medical kits that native leaders expect to distribute to every home on every Indian reserve in the province.

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. The pair were preparing food for the upcoming winter. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Inuit people Meeka (L) and Akeeshoo carve up a harp seal following a hunt in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic August 17 , 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

The hearse carrying the remains of Mi'kmaq icon Donald Marshall ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The hearse carrying the remains of Mi'kmaq icon Donald Marshall Jr. leads an aboriginal honor march through his home community of Membertou, Nova Scotia, August 10, 2009. Marshall was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1971 and served 11 years in prison before he was acquitted. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA OBITUARY)

A mourner places carries a Mi'kmaq first nations flag and places ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A mourner places carries a Mi'kmaq first nations flag and places his hand on the side of the hearse which carries the remains of Donald Marshall Jr. to his burial site in the community of Membertou, Nova Scotia, August 10, 2009. Marshall was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1971 and served 11 years in prison before he was acquitted. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA OBITUARY)

The casket containing the remains of Mi'kmaq icon Donald Marshall ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The casket containing the remains of Mi'kmaq icon Donald Marshall Jr. is carried out of Saint Anthony Daniel Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia, August 10, 2009. Marshall was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1971 and served 11 years in prison before being acquitted. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA OBITUARY)