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Swine flu among Natives worries prime minister (06/26)
Canada's top leader said he's concerned about the number of cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, among First Nations in Manitoba. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper wasn't ready to declare an emergency even though Native leaders...
First Nations declare emergency over swine flu (06/25)
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs declared an emergency over H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. First Nations in the province have been hit hard by the flu. Dozens of residents on reserves have been hospitalized and at least two...
Border station still closed after Mohawk protest (06/25)
Nearly a month after protests from Mohawks in the U.S. and Canada, a border-crossing station in Canada remains closed. The Canadian Border Services Agency shut down the station 23 days ago. Tribal leaders, local officials and residents say they have...
Group calls First Nations funding a 'handout' (06/24)
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued its annual "Top 100 Federal Handouts" list and chided 25 First Nations for lacking "transparency and accountability mechanisms." The 25 First Nations received nearly $1 billion last year, according to the group. They ranked 20th,...
First Nations denied hand sanitizer despite flu (06/24)
The Canadian government refused to provide alcohol-based hand sanitizers to First Nations even though the use of the product was recommended to prevent the spread of flu. Native communities have been hard hit by the flu and the H1N1 virus,...
Teen charged with fire on Saskatchewan reserve (06/23)
A 15-year-old has been charged in connection with a fire on the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan. The teen is accused of setting a fire that destroyed the building that housed the tribal office and a medical center. "Basically,...
Native woman in Manitoba dies after flu illness (06/22)
A woman from the St. Theresa Point First Nation of Manitoba died of a flu-like illness after she tested negative for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The woman was pregnant she was flown out of the reserve...
Five running for Assembly of First Nations chief (06/18)
Five candidates have been certified to run for chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Shawn Atleo (British Columbia), John Beaucage (Ontario), Perry Bellegarde (Saskatchewan), Terrance Nelson (Manitoba) and Bill Wilson (British Columbia) will appear on the July 22 ballot....
Ceremony marks one year since Canadian apology (06/12)
Native leaders and former students of residential schools gathered across Canada to mark the one-year anniversary of the government's official apology. As part of a $1.9 billion settlement, the government apologies for taking Native children from their communities and...
State Department asked to resolve Mohawk dispute (06/12)
The State Department is being asked to mediate a dispute between Mohawks and the Canadian government. Mohawks in the U.S. and Canada oppose the arming of guards on the Canadian side of the border. Protests led Canada's Customs and Border...
Canada names new residential school commission (06/11)
The Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been revived with three new members. Justice Murray Sinclair, the first Native person appointed to the bench in Manitoba, will serve as chairman. Wilton Littlechild, the Alberta regional chief for the...
Another swine flu case among Manitoba Natives (06/10)
A boy from the Garden Hill First Nation is the latest cast of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, among Natives in Manitoba. Chief David Hill said the 1 1/2-year-old boy wasn't receiving sufficient treatment at a nursing...
Natives in Manitoba hit by severe flu breakout (06/09)
Natives in Manitoba are dealing with an unusually large number of flu and severe flu cases, health officials said. As of Sunday night, 26 people in the province were in intensive care for flu-related reasons. More than half of the...
AFN chief Phil Fontaine won't run for re-election (06/05)
Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fontaine said he won't run for a fourth term as leader of Canada's largest Aboriginal organization. Fontaine, 64, a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation of Manitoba, described his time at the AFN...
First Nation in Manitoba confirms swine flu (06/05)
The remote St. Theresa Point First Nation of Manitoba confirmed two cases of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The two people, along with 19 others with flu-like symptoms, are hospitalized in Winnipeg, about 310 miles from the...
New members for residential school commission (06/04)
The Canadian government has chosen new members for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, The Globe and Mail reports. Justice Murray Sinclair, the first Native judge appointed to the Manitoba bench, will serve as chair. Wilton Littlechild, the...
Column: Canada plans First Nations overhaul (06/04)
"The Conservative government is set to unveil a new approach to its relations with Canada’s First Nations that will see fresh money flowing to bands when Ottawa believes there is a good prospect of economic success, while bands with...
DHS Secretary cites Mohawk protest at border (06/04)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said changes at the U.S.-Canada border have been "going well" except for a protest involving Mohawks. Mohawks from New York and Canada are opposed to the arming of guards on the Canadian side of the...
Tribal ID cards still allowed for US border crossings (06/02)
The Department of Homeland Security will continue to accept tribal photo identification cards and Indian and Native Affairs Canada identity status cards at the U.S.-Canada border. Tribes and First Nations faced a June 1 deadline to start using passports or...
Mohawks protest arming of guards at border (06/02)
Mohawks from the U.S. and Canada say they won't back down from protests against the arming of guards at the U.S.-Canada border. But authorities in Canada said they won't reopen the a border crossing station until Mohawks accept the...
Opinion: Playing politics with Native women's lives (06/01)
" For a moment, enter into the life of a typical First Nation woman living on-reserve in Canada: If statistics are accurate, you are one of the poorest segments in society; also, you are unlikely to wield any authority within...
Native leader upset after photo appears on Facebook (05/29)
A politician in Saskatchewan has removed photos of Native leaders from his Facebook profile after a First Nations chief complained. Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidate Dwain Lingenfelter asked to take pictures with Native leaders at a recent meeting of the...
First Nation to take ownership of provincial park (05/29)
The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation signed an agreement to take ownership of the Ipperwash Provincial Park in Ontario. The park was the site of a high profile fatal clash between Native activists and Ontario Park...
Drug raids result in 13 arrests on Mohawk reserve (05/20)
Law enforcement authorities conducted more than a dozen early-morning raids on the Kanesatake Mohawk Nation in Quebec. Authorities said 13 people were arrested in connection with marijuana trafficking on the reserve. "Project CERRO," as the investigation is known was...
Native leader seeks apology over candidate's ad (05/08)
A Native leader in British Columbia says a candidate for legislative assembly should apologize for a "racist" ad. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says Bill Bennett insulted Native people and a Native candidate. The...
Five-year-old boy killed in fire on Manitoba reserve (05/08)
A five-year-old boy died in house fire on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation in Manitoba, the second incident of its kind this year. The fire began early Thursday morning in an overcrowded home where as many as 11 people,...
Native woman on trial for leaving baby at Walmart (05/06)
A 22-year-old Native woman is in trial after she left her newborn in a bathroom at a Walmart in Saskatchewan. April Halkett is charged with child abandonment. She claims she didn't know she was pregnant when she gave birth...
First Nations declare emergency over wildfires (05/05)
At least four First Nations in Alberta have declared a state of emergency over wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced residents to evacuate. "It's really bad all over," Carolyn Buffalo, the chief of the Montana Cree Nation, told The...
Column: Pope Benedict's 'apology' comes too late (05/01)
"When Karen Chaboyer saw the news from the Vatican yesterday of Pope Benedict XVI expressing his "sorrow" over the long-term suffering and abuse of thousands of aboriginal Canadians in the residential schools run by the Roman Catholic Church, her first...
Pope Benedict discusses Native residential schools (04/30)
Pope Benedict XVI at expressed "sorrow" for the Catholic Church's role in the Native residential school system in Canada. Benedict met privately with First Nations leaders and residential school survivors at the Vatican yesterday. Attendees described his words as heartfelt....
Pope Benedict to discuss residential schools (04/29)
Update: The Pope expressed regret for the Catholic Church's role in the Native residential school system in Canada though AFN Chief Phil Fontaine would not characterize it as an official apology. The following was released by the Vatican: His Holiness...
Doug Cuthand: Indian life, in typical America fashion (04/27)
"South of the border in Indian Country, things are happening as only they could in America. Producers of the ABC show, Wife Swap, are looking for a Native American family. This popular reality show swaps mothers into homes with different...
First Nations hit hard by flooding in Manitoba (04/24)
First Nations in Manitoba have been devastated by recent flooding in the province. More than 1,000 people were forced to leave their reserves, or nearly half of all the evacuees in the province. Some will return to damaged homes...
'Native Nation Revival' in April issue of Monocle (04/23)
Two tribes in the U.S. and a First Nation in Canada were featured in an article in the April 2009 issue of Monocle. "Little Big Bucks" looked at three success stories: the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, the Winnebago Tribe of...
Native girl finally being buried after four years (04/23)
A Native girl who was abused in her home on the Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba is finally being buried today, four years after her death. Phoenix Sinclair died in June 2005. But her body was being kept...
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