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OTTAWA - April 1, 2015

In a stunning and unexpected
development, Windspeaker has learned that the Harper government
is planning to announce a significant campaign targeting
Indigenous people and Canadians' attitudes towards them.

The idea being floated? To begin the process of dissolving National Aboriginal Day and replacing it with a "Get Over It" campaign.

The First Nations Health Authority, Simon Fraser University, and St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation have established the First Nations Health Authority Chair in Heart Health and Wellness at St. Paul’s Hospital. The position, the first of its kind in Western Canada, will offer a holistic focus on cardiac health, and put First Nations communities in the driver’s seat of heart health research.

A federal court decision sided with the Haida Gwaii and ruled that the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans cannot open a herring fishery in the territory this year. The Haida were granted an injunction that prevented the re-opening of a commercial herring fishery on the nation’s north coast.

“This win is another step to building herring stocks, and in doing so, contributes to an economy that will provide a reasonable living for our people, and the path of reconciliation with Canada,” said Haida Nation President Peter Lantin in a statement.

Ovide Mercredi, the former national chief of the AFN, has been elected the first Aboriginal president of the NDP in the Manitoba party’s history. Mercredi was endorsed by Premier Greg Selinger and was elected on the second ballot.

“I think it is a good indication that Selinger’s endorsement made a big difference in my election,” Mercredi said after he won, adding he had only decided to run late Friday afternoon.