Katie May
LETHBRIDGE HERALD
Staying true to cultural traditions can cut down on addictions and health problems within aboriginal communities, but Alberta's abundance of racism continues the vicious cycle, according to newly published research from a University of Lethbridge professor.
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Our Last Best Hope to Save our Water, Air and Earth
CLAYTON THOMAS-MULLER |
Years ago I was working for a well-known Indigenous environmental and economic justice organization known as the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). During my time with this organization I had the privilege of working with hundreds of Indigenous communities across the planet who had seen a sharp increase in the targeting of Native lands for mega-extractive and other toxic industries.
Write comment (0 Comments)Long Plain First Nation holds ceremony to celebrate the land
CBC News
It was a historic day for Long Plain First Nation, which officially opened the first urban reserve in the city of Winnipeg on Friday.
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By: Alexandra Paul
Winnipeg Free Press
The leader of a Manitoba emergency services agency under a federal probe booked a Vancouver trip for himself and a woman, where the two shared a hotel room for a week last October.
Write comment (0 Comments)“...negative residual effects may occur for some sensitive individuals in Aboriginal communities who have low coping skills...”
By Shayne Morrow, May 22, 2013 from the Ha Shilth Sa News www.hashilthsa.com
The proponents of the Raven Underground Coal Project have failed to address the issue of aboriginal rights and title, according to Tseshaht First Nation. On May 16, the provincial Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) informed Compliance Coal Corporation CEO John Tapics that his application for an environmental assessment certificate failed to meet the requirements to move to the detailed review stage.
Write comment (0 Comments)Judy DaSilva is a key player in Grassy Narrow's decade-long logging blockade
CBC News
A First Nations rights activist from Grassy Narrows is getting international recognition.
Write comment (0 Comments)BY EVA FERGUSON, CALGARY HERALD
Shivering, wide-eyed and slightly wet under the light rain of a chilly morning, a group of elementary students paid tribute Wednesday to those who faced the injustice of residential schools.
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The Globe and Mail
Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada’s National Household Survey this month. In light of the magnitude of the problem and the vulnerability of the children, it’s doubly horrifying to learn of the federal government’s delaying tactics at a human-rights hearing into a complaint that Ottawa is shortchanging child-welfare services on reserve.
Write comment (0 Comments)Anishinabek police in Thunder Bay investigating damage to sacred grounds on Mount McKay
CBC News
The chief of Fort William First Nation says the community is upset by an act of destruction on Mount McKay in Thunder Bay.
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