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Sentencing circles could alleviate some of the estrangement Native youth feel from the mainstream justice system, says a member of a federal group gathering input for a revised Young Offenders Act.
"We have to begin looking at (alternatives to jail) that fit culturally," says Joan Pennell. "One youth I spoke to had been put in open custody (by the circle) rather than…
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Cheering on the Canucks in the third game of their playoff series against St. Louis is way cooler than hunting caribou in Yukon, according to a group of students from Old Crow. The 12 students and three adults took in the Canucks' game as part of a 10-day stay in Abbotsford, about an hour east of Vancouver.
It was a completion of an exchange trip when 10 Abbotsford Junior…
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Cheering on the Canucks in the third game of their playoff series against St. Louis is way cooler than hunting caribou in Yukon, according to a group of students from Old Crow. The 12 students and three adults took in the Canucks' game as part of a 10-day stay in Abbotsford, about an hour east of Vancouver.
It was a completion of an exchange trip when 10 Abbotsford Junior…
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The third spiritual Unity Ride will take place this July entirely in Saskatchewan, covering the 712 kilometres between Pheasant Rump Reserve near Kisby and Wahpeton Reserve near Prince Albert.
Last year's riders crossed the U.S.-Canada border into Saskatchewan from their starting point in South Dakota and next year's are scheduled to ride between Saskatchewan and Wyoming.…
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The third spiritual Unity Ride will take place this July entirely in Saskatchewan, covering the 712 kilometres between Pheasant Rump Reserve near Kisby and Wahpeton Reserve near Prince Albert.
Last year's riders crossed the U.S.-Canada border into Saskatchewan from their starting point in South Dakota and next year's are scheduled to ride between Saskatchewan and Wyoming.…
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An established Indian advocacy group thinks Ottawa should have consulted with provincial Natives before it yanked $180,000 in annual grants from their membership and reinvested in the Chief's organizations this spring.
Mel Buffalo, President of the Indian Association of Alberta, is alarmed with the sudden financial crisis it's touched off at the 60-year-old non-profit…
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An established Indian advocacy group thinks Ottawa should have consulted with provincial Natives before it yanked $180,000 in annual grants from their membership and reinvested in the Chief's organizations this spring.
Mel Buffalo, President of the Indian Association of Alberta, is alarmed with the sudden financial crisis it's touched off at the 60-year-old non-profit…
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The leaders of the Deh Cho First Nations are hoping that a meeting with Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin scheduled for July will bring them closer to their dreams of restoring traditional government to the area of southwestern N.W.T.
The Deh Cho proposal, which sets forth guidelines for a stand-alone government based on Dene values and principles, has been in limbo since…
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The leaders of the Deh Cho First Nations are hoping that a meeting with Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin scheduled for July will bring them closer to their dreams of restoring traditional government to the area of southwestern N.W.T.
The Deh Cho proposal, which sets forth guidelines for a stand-alone government based on Dene values and principles, has been in limbo since…
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Native patients at Saskatchewan's Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital will have increasing access to traditional healing and preventative care as ownership of the facility transfers to the tribal council, says administrator Jean Bellegarde.
The federal government will officially hand over both ownership and operation of the hospital to the Touchwood File Hills Qu'Appelle…
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Native patients at Saskatchewan's Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital will have increasing access to traditional healing and preventative care as ownership of the facility transfers to the tribal council, says administrator Jean Bellegarde.
The federal government will officially hand over both ownership and operation of the hospital to the Touchwood File Hills Qu'Appelle…
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River floodwaters rampaged through reserves in southwestern Alberta in early June, leaving in their wake washed-out roadways, mud-caked residences and homeless families.
Disaster relief workers report most residents had time to move to higher ground and while there were no causalities some reserves lost livestock. The Peigan Nation has tallied a total of 153 cattle and…
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River floodwaters rampaged through reserves in southwestern Alberta in early June, leaving in their wake washed-out roadways, mud-caked residences and homeless families.
Disaster relief workers report most residents had time to move to higher ground and while there were no causalities some reserves lost livestock. The Peigan Nation has tallied a total of 153 cattle and…
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For two intense weeks, the Upper Nicola Band anticipated an all-out confrontation with the RCMP at the Douglas Lake reserve, about a three-hour drive east of Vanvouver, after if resorted to a blockade to protect its Aboriginal rights.
But that confrontation never happened and the blockade was dismantled peacefully as an initial deal was struck between the Upper Nicola…
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For two intense weeks, the Upper Nicola Band anticipated an all-out confrontation with the RCMP at the Douglas Lake reserve, about a three-hour drive east of Vanvouver, after if resorted to a blockade to protect its Aboriginal rights.
But that confrontation never happened and the blockade was dismantled peacefully as an initial deal was struck between the Upper Nicola…