Aboriginal leaders from British Columbia and across Canada talk land rights and share songs at the Idle No More Vancouver rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday.
Erin Flegg
Vancouver Observer
Darla Goodwin wasn’t surprised when she first heard about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Christopher Curtis, THE GAZETTE
How come we didn’t know?
Paul Martin repeated what has become a kind of mantra among white Canadians when he spoke before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Friday.
Write comment (1 Comment)Of more than 4,000 academic papers published over 20 years, 97.1% agreed that climate change is anthropogenic
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
A survey of thousands of peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals has found 97.1% agreed that climate change is caused by human activity.
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KIM MACKRAEL
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
The civilian watchdog that oversees the RCMP is launching a public-interest investigation into the force’s treatment of aboriginal women and girls this week in response to a scathing report from a New York-based human-rights group.
Write comment (1 Comment)(Originally published in the May 2013 issue of the Nova Scotia Business Journal - "Aboriginal Awareness Week" special ad feature)
Aboriginal people under 30 years old represent the fastest-growing segment of Canada's labour force. Deloitte recently released a report with recommendations focused on how Canadian companies and the aboriginal community can create stronger connections to improve relations and launch the careers of thousands of people.
Write comment (0 Comments)Budget contains $4 million for First Nations policing in Ontario
CBC News
The acting chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is asking the NDP to support the Ontario Liberals' budget because it contains money for First Nations policing, which is desperately needed.
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The peak of Mount Douglas represents the beginning of time for Coast Salish people, and next week, First Nations will march to the summit and reclaim the area by symbolically restoring its historical name.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
Key education stakeholders are asking the B.C. government to require all students to take a course in aboriginal studies before graduation.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Staff, The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER – Elections BC is blaming a “mistake” by polling workers in a Vancouver-area riding after First Nations voters who attempted to use their Indian status cards as identification were asked for a second piece of ID.
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