Election season is in full swing. Quebec is in the middle of a provincial campaign, and the US is heading towards an election in November. Now it’s time for the First Nation of Whapmagoostui to get into the voting spirit. […]
Category: In Brief
New Study Shows First Nations Girls have Higher Diabetes Rates
A new study by the University of Saskatchewan shows that the prevalence of diabetes in First Nations females has increased astronomically. According to APTN news, over the last 25 years diabetes has increased 400 percent over the last 25 years. […]
Law Suit Filled over Saskatchewan’s First Nations Tobacco Tax
The Merchant Law Group, the same firm responsible for playing a major role in over 5 billion in residential school claims, has filed a class action suit on behalf of Aboriginal people regarding Saskatchewan’s changes to their policy on tax […]
Lubicon Lake Asks Canada to Stay Out of Community Affairs
In an attempt to reassert their sovereignty and enact self determination, the Lubicon Lake Nation of Little Buffalo, Alberta have called Canada back to the negotiating table after the government refused to deal with the Nation’s rightful government over what […]
First Woman to lead Algonquin Anishinabeg National Council
History was made this month when Alice Jerome was elected during a vote held July 13 to lead the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council as Grand Chief. She will be the first female Grand Chief since the Council’s founding in […]
Bachelor Lake Mine gets green light
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. announced July 6 that the Bachelor Lake Mine, operated by Metanor Resources Inc., had received an environmental certificate of approval for commercial production. Although they are approved to commence the mining operation located near Val d’Or, the […]
Montreal Friendship Centre looks to get back on track
A group of prominent Native leaders in Montreal is trying to reorganize a multiservice Native Friendship Centre for the city after the current centre was hit by funding cuts due to its exclusive focus on housing issues for homeless urban […]
Drowning in Waskaganish
The Nation extends its condolences to the Jolly family of Waskaganish after the loss of 16-year-old Tyler Jolly. On July 16, Jolly was fishing with a friend by the bay to the east of the community of Waskaganish. After the […]
Graduation at Northern College opens new opportunities
Students at Northern College in Moosonee, Ontario, celebrated their graduation from the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE), Personal Support Worker, and Social Service Worker programs. The ACE program is the school’s high school equivalency degree, which allows students who lack […]
Goldcorp’s Éléonore project receives award for safety
On June 17, a team representing Goldcorp’s Éléonore Project attended a ceremony in Ottawa where the mine was presented with the F.J. O’Connell Trophy for 2011 for its safety record. The Éléonore project received the award under the category of […]