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By gaining control of local health resources and returning to traditional practices, Aboriginal communities are regaining their health. This is the message illustrated and encouraged in a recently released book, A Persistent Spirit: Towards Understanding Aboriginal Health in British Columbia.
Covering the history of British Columbia's Aboriginal people from contact until…
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Jim Sinclair, president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, was ordered out of the lobby of an Ottawa hotel because he looked suspicious.
The Westin Hotel apologized for the incident, which occurred Dec. 12, but Sinclair said it was the type of thing Aboriginal people deal with on a daily basis.
Sinclair is one of the five top Aboriginal leaders in the country…
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Jim Sinclair, president of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, was ordered out of the lobby of an Ottawa hotel because he looked suspicious.
The Westin Hotel apologized for the incident, which occurred Dec. 12, but Sinclair said it was the type of thing Aboriginal people deal with on a daily basis.
Sinclair is one of the five top Aboriginal leaders in the country…
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The Ontario delegates came close to shutting down the Metis National Council's Annual Assembly, held Nov. 25 and 26 in Calgary. They complained that their province was not being fairly represented by the number of voting delegates they were allowed.
The Ontario complaint was supported by a threat to walk away from the conference table unless their demands were met. The…
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The Ontario delegates came close to shutting down the Metis National Council's Annual Assembly, held Nov. 25 and 26 in Calgary. They complained that their province was not being fairly represented by the number of voting delegates they were allowed.
The Ontario complaint was supported by a threat to walk away from the conference table unless their demands were met. The…
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When the Ontario government finally presented the much anticipated and dreaded provincial budget, statement Nov. 29, few people and organizations were saved from the axe, including First Nations.
The announced cuts prompted the Chiefs of Ontario to hold a press conference in Toronto the following day to discuss the implications of Premier Mike Harris' budgetary plans.…
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When the Ontario government finally presented the much anticipated and dreaded provincial budget, statement Nov. 29, few people and organizations were saved from the axe, including First Nations.
The announced cuts prompted the Chiefs of Ontario to hold a press conference in Toronto the following day to discuss the implications of Premier Mike Harris' budgetary plans.…
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The Saskatchewan government and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations announced Nov. 24 an agreement to allow the operations of Indian-operated casinos.
The agreement, signed after 10 months of negotiations, will mean a First Nations casino could open as early as the beginning of January, FSIN Grand Chief Blaine Favel said at a news conference announcing the…
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The Saskatchewan government and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations announced Nov. 24 an agreement to allow the operations of Indian-operated casinos.
The agreement, signed after 10 months of negotiations, will mean a First Nations casino could open as early as the beginning of January, FSIN Grand Chief Blaine Favel said at a news conference announcing the…
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Everyone said it was going to be a close race. They were wrong.
On November 22, after a final four hours of debate, nearly two-thirds of Canadian Senators voted in favor of Justice Minister Allan Rock's controversial gun control bill, without amendment.
That means starting next year, everyone who owns a gun will have seven years to get a new firearms license and…
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Everyone said it was going to be a close race. They were wrong.
On November 22, after a final four hours of debate, nearly two-thirds of Canadian Senators voted in favor of Justice Minister Allan Rock's controversial gun control bill, without amendment.
That means starting next year, everyone who owns a gun will have seven years to get a new firearms license and…
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Native youth attending Elijah Harper's Sacred Assembly in Hull, Quebec last month said No to accepting the torch from Elders in a closing ceremony.
And they blamed their parents and their grandparents for not teaching them the traditional ways.
"You want us to take this fire, but we don't know how because you never taught us," one young man said.
Edie O'Mara…
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Native youth attending Elijah Harper's Sacred Assembly in Hull, Quebec last month said No to accepting the torch from Elders in a closing ceremony.
And they blamed their parents and their grandparents for not teaching them the traditional ways.
"You want us to take this fire, but we don't know how because you never taught us," one young man said.
Edie O'Mara…
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Aboriginal groups working on preventing the spread of HIV received an unexpected Christmas gift this month.
The Aboriginal Health Strategy Fund, a new incentive by Alberta Health, has released $30,000 in special project grants for programs dealing with the prevention of HIV in Aboriginal communities, and the care with HIV. The grants are intended to fund small, community-…
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Aboriginal groups working on preventing the spread of HIV received an unexpected Christmas gift this month.
The Aboriginal Health Strategy Fund, a new incentive by Alberta Health, has released $30,000 in special project grants for programs dealing with the prevention of HIV in Aboriginal communities, and the care with HIV. The grants are intended to fund small, community-…