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Buchanan Says His Gov't Has Done Most for Indians
Budget Didn't Meet Raised Expectations
First Nations leaders contend that the federal government failed to provide funding, as promised, to poverty issues. The issues include contaminated water, black mold, and lack of funding for graduates to pursue post secondary education.
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Census Numbers May Hurt Some First Nations
Chiefs Reject Executive-Negotiated Governance Plan
Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.
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Chiefs Right to Reject CAP as a Legitimate Voice
Churches Join First Nation in Push for Water Policy
DNA Testing to Prove Indian Status Limited
Even with the amendments made to the Indian Act in 1985, complexities continue to surround Aboriginal people's attempts to regain their legal status.
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Draft Agreement on Governance Ready for Chiefs to Consider [Amendments to Indian Act]
Viewpoint of National Chief Matthew Coon Come as he lobbies to have Assembly of First Nations issues included in the federal government's First Nations Governance draft agreement.
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Equality Rights Proponent Was an Accomplished Artisan
Chronicles the life and works of Horton First Nation Chief Rita Smith.
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F.S.I.'s Bellegarde and Sanderson Expose Fraud and Corruption in Turn of the Century Land Surrenders
Feds to Abandon 30 Negotiation Tables: Minister Robert Nault Encourages Lively Debate on Proposed Legislation
Focuses on Minister of Indian Affairs’ decision to end ongoing negotiations with First Nations leaders largely due to time already spent and the inability to reach an agreement.
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Fund Spurs First Nations Energy Hopes
Gender, Race, and Policy: Aboriginal Women and the State in Canada and Australia
Improving Water Quality Remains a Struggle
Advocates having provinces provide First Nations reserves with technical assistance, the testing of drinking water, inspections and water quality enforcement on a cost recovery basis as one option to addressing safe drinking water issues.
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Indian Protest against Starvation: The Yellow Calf Incident of 1884
Indian Treaty No. 5 and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.
Investment to Strengthen Family Units Welcome
Matrimonial Real Property Reform Overdue
Author examines the discrepancies between the Human Rights Act and the Indian Act regarding matrimonial property laws and reserve land.
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Minister Accused of Abuse of Power
Contends that the Indian Affairs Minister, Robert Nault, has dealt punitively with First Nations chiefs that have not agreed with his proposals and so the chiefs will be taking their complaints to the ethics commissioner, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Auditor General of Canada and the Prime Minister.
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Native Bands Owe More Audits: Only Three-Quarters of Required Documents Have Been Submitted to a New Government Web Site That Will Track Billions in Spending
New Deal Rumored for Off-Reserve People
Outlines the federal government's political stance on Aboriginal issues as Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, hands over the reins to Paul Martin.
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Sandy Gate ... Indian Affairs Caught Meddling in Band Politics
Time to Move on From Colonial-era Indian Act
Top INAC Official Raked Over Coals
Sums up a verbal exchange between an Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) top official and fellow MP's regarding deficiencies and problems within his ministry, particularly in regard to education.
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Trained and Certified Operators Key to Managing Water Systems
Treaty Days Reminder of How Canada was Built
Tri-lateral - Is This INAC Code for Downloading?
Questions whether INAC's move toward a tri-lateral relationship with the province and First Nations peoples is really a breach in its fiduciary duty with the latter.
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