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The chemistry of the executive board of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will change in June, now that Ontario Regional Chief Charles Fox has submitted his resignation.
Fox's resignation will be effective as of the Chiefs of Ontario annual meeting to be held in Eagle Lake First Nation near Dryden from June 14 to 16. His successor will be chosen at that meeting.
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The chemistry of the executive board of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will change in June, now that Ontario Regional Chief Charles Fox has submitted his resignation.
Fox's resignation will be effective as of the Chiefs of Ontario annual meeting to be held in Eagle Lake First Nation near Dryden from June 14 to 16. His successor will be chosen at that meeting.
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National Chief Phil Fontaine is predicting a major announcement from the federal government on residential school compensation.
During a one-on-one interview with Windspeaker on May 12 in Edmonton, the national chief was confident that the federal government would soon announce a dramatic shift in the way it has been dealing with residential school compensation.
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National Chief Phil Fontaine is predicting a major announcement from the federal government on residential school compensation.
During a one-on-one interview with Windspeaker on May 12 in Edmonton, the national chief was confident that the federal government would soon announce a dramatic shift in the way it has been dealing with residential school compensation.
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Windspeaker has obtained confidential documents that suggest British Columbia's Liberal government is switching gears in the way it deals with First Nations people and their constitutional rights and title to the land.
In a memo that B.C. chiefs were told was "not a public document," First Nations leaders were updated on meetings that representatives from the First…
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Windspeaker has obtained confidential documents that suggest British Columbia's Liberal government is switching gears in the way it deals with First Nations people and their constitutional rights and title to the land.
In a memo that B.C. chiefs were told was "not a public document," First Nations leaders were updated on meetings that representatives from the First…
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The stakes are high for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) as it prepares to go before the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in June.
Make the difficult changes that address the many criticisms leveled at the network over the last six years, or risk being denied broadcast licence renewal.
The network's chief executive…
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The stakes are high for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) as it prepares to go before the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in June.
Make the difficult changes that address the many criticisms leveled at the network over the last six years, or risk being denied broadcast licence renewal.
The network's chief executive…
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A dispute between the former vice-president of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) and the university board of governors has gotten a number of degrees more serious.
At a May 15 press conference, Dr. Wes Stevenson announced he was launching a lawsuit against the board, three months after he was suspended from his job as academic vice president, and a weekend…
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A dispute between the former vice-president of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) and the university board of governors has gotten a number of degrees more serious.
At a May 15 press conference, Dr. Wes Stevenson announced he was launching a lawsuit against the board, three months after he was suspended from his job as academic vice president, and a weekend…
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Tape recordings played publicly for the first time this month show that at least one Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer believed that former Ontario premier Mike Harris was pushing for police to use violence to break up a 1995 Native protest.
Mere hours after the recordings were made on Sept. 6, 1995, Dudley George was shot dead by Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane, who was…
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Tape recordings played publicly for the first time this month show that at least one Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer believed that former Ontario premier Mike Harris was pushing for police to use violence to break up a 1995 Native protest.
Mere hours after the recordings were made on Sept. 6, 1995, Dudley George was shot dead by Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane, who was…
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Dear Editor:
All people born of First Nations should be considered status, regardless of blood quantum. With Bill C-31, our grandchildren will lose status. This stops our population from increasing.
It is a fine anad dangerous line. Some day the legislation will fulfil the original intent of Indian Affairs. That intent is to assimilate our population and culture…
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Dear Editor:
All people born of First Nations should be considered status, regardless of blood quantum. With Bill C-31, our grandchildren will lose status. This stops our population from increasing.
It is a fine anad dangerous line. Some day the legislation will fulfil the original intent of Indian Affairs. That intent is to assimilate our population and culture…
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Dear Editor:
One of the most endearing sporting activities in our short history as Canadians is ice hockey. It has established itself over many generations as a cultural icon from coastal backyard rink to coastal arena. Hockey has given us pride, taken us in during those cold winter nights and resurrected a passion that on occasion hibernates when our collective teams…