ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
GLORIA GALLOWAY
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
The amount that the federal government will have to pay to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who were abused at church-run residential schools is expected to swell to over $4-billion.
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OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Blaine Favel, the president of One Earth Oil and Gas and a former chief of the Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, has been appointed chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan.
Write comment (0 Comments)Const. Andy Yung acted reasonably during arrest of Jamie Haller: judge
CBC News
A Williams Lake RCMP officer who punched a First Nations teen in the face has been acquitted of an assault charge.
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Calgary — The Globe and Mail
Regulatory hearings for a joint oil sands venture between Athabasca Oil Corp. and PetroChina Co. Ltd. begin this week after a nearby First Nations community raised objections to the project, saying one of the last remaining bits of relative wilderness in the area could be affected.
Write comment (0 Comments)Former Grand Chief of Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations to start in July
CBC News
A one-time Grand Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations will be the next chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan.
Write comment (0 Comments)By KATIE HYSLOP
The Tyee.ca
First Nations law professor Judith Sayers is criticizing the BC Liberals' election platform for focusing more on what the NDP has or hasn't done than what the Liberals will do for First Nations people.
Write comment (0 Comments)By: Don Marks
Winnipeg Free Press
There has always been this big bulge in Manitoba's population that reflects so-called baby boomers, that disproportionately large generation born during the 20 years following the Second World War. The only thing comparable in the province today is the huge increase in our native population.
Write comment (0 Comments)Aboriginal Affairs briefing memos reveal stark contrast between how Ottawa and Assembly of First Nations approached issues in January meeting.
By: Joanna Smith Ottawa Bureau reporter
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—The Conservative government went into its January meeting with aboriginal leaders against the backdrop of the Idle No More movement planning to focus on how the treaty relationship affects economic development, according to newly released documents.
Write comment (0 Comments)Joanne Shuttleworth, Mercury staff
Guelph Mercury
CENTRE WELLINGTON — It’s a history of broken treaties that has broken the spirit of First Nations people, says Chief Theresa Spence, and it will take a true partnership between the federal government and First Nations leadership to improve the future for her people.
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