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GLOBAL NEWS IS REPORTING THAT
the chief and band council of Nova Scotia’s Glooscap First Nation has promised more openness and accountability. Chief Shirley Clarke told band members on March 21 that the small Mi’kmaq community is taking action to be more transparent. Last December, Clarke made national headlines when it was revealed that she collected more than $240,000…
Dear Editor:
Drinking and driving is real admirable.
Quote: “It is nice to see our leadership struggle
because it makes them appear more human.”
Let us lower the standards and make excuses for someone who knew they had a problem with alcohol and chose to get behind a wheel. Someone who chose to run from the cops and someone who chose to refuse to take a breathalyzer…
Dear Editor:
Where is the support from our chiefs when it comes to federal tax exemption?
How did it happen that Assembly of First Nations’ employees are tax exempt and the rest of us who work off reserve are still being bullied and harassed by Revenue Canada to pay income tax?
How is it they can legally withhold the child tax credit from households they deem are in…
The federal budget that was presented March
22 was an uninspired mess. We guess the
Conservatives didn’t think to try too hard,
considering the threat of a Spring election that was
in the air long before the glue on Finance Minister
Jim Flaherty’s newly re-soled shoes was set.
The tradition of Canada’s Finance Minister
buying a new pair of shoes before…
Jose Amaujaq Kusugak: A 60 year life packed with accomplishment
Pouring Sweet and Low into his cup of tea, Jose Amaujaq Kusugak stopped to laugh at himself.
“What the hell am I doing with this stuff? How can real sugar hurt me now?”
Despite the fact he’d lost weight and his hair had turned snow white, aggressive cancer failed to eradicate the leader’s sense of humor. He…
More funding–with less strings attached–and transitional support are what First Nations students across the country said were required for them to not only complete their post-secondary education but to consider pursuing further education.
“We face great challenges in the full spectrum of education,” said Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chief Shawn Atleo.
Atleo hosted the AFN’s…
Though he’s been coaching hockey for 15 years, Levi Denny believes he’ll be a much better coach now thanks to a recent pilot project in which he participated.
The 38-year-old Mi’kmaq, who lives on Nova Scotia’s Eskasoni First Nation, was one of nine individuals from across the country who took part in the Aboriginal Apprentice Coach Program.
This program allowed those taking part…
Nationals move
Curt Styres has expanded his sports empire and now owns three professional sports franchises. The Six Nations businessman is now the sole owner of the Hamilton Nationals, a men’s field lacrosse team. The Nationals, who compete in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL), had spent the past two years playing out of Toronto. The team officially announced its…
Susan Sullivan, Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, and Patty Pottle, minister of Aboriginal Affairs, announced Feb. 23 that the provincial government is committing $115,248 towards the exploration of business opportunities focused on maximizing the economic potential of the Torngat Mountains National Park and the Torngâsok Cultural Centre in Nain…
THE GLOBE AND MAIL ANNOUNCED
this year's list of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. The 45 companies named were chosen from a short list of 300 and that number came from a list of more than 2,700. Companies are judged by their diversity and inclusiveness programs for five major employee groups: women; members of visible minorities; people with disabilities; Aboriginal…
Artist—Curt Young
Song—You're so Crazy
Album—Edge of Shadow
Label—Independent
Curt Young starts this CD by establishing his Aboriginal content very early on. In fact, it appears Curt is not afraid to write songs about whatever is on his mind, even if it’s political. But just being Aboriginal often qualifies you on some political issues automatically. Listen to the…
Juno award nominated Aboriginal artists hope the Canadian music prize will lead to more exposure and perhaps mainstream airplay, but even with a Best Aboriginal Album win, the larger mainstream markets remain frustratingly out of reach.
The Aboriginal Album of the Year has been a category in the Juno Awards since 1994, thanks to blues producer Elaine Bomberry, who petitioned to have it…
Saskatchewan’s 74 band chiefs may eventually decide the fate of their head chief’s leadership position after his drunk driving charges became public last month.
A January court appearance saw Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Guy Lonechild plead guilty to a Sept. 2, 2009 incident of driving under the influence (DUI), around a month before he was elected head chief…
It’s been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Well, whoever said that has obviously not worked in Native theatre. I say this because Native theatre is an odd mistress indeed. You work with interesting people with interesting talents. You find yourself doing and saying things you wouldn’t normally say or do. And it all seems so … normal. It’s in this unique vortex called Native…
The push to obtain common experience payments and Independent Assessment Process payments for Aboriginal day scholars is rolling ahead.
“It’s a matter of initiating a campaign and then I think a lot of people will sign on. The campaign will gain momentum, it will gain a profile. It’s pretty much replicating what happened with the residential school initiative itself,” said Grand Chief…