AFN Wants to Distance Itself From Federal Government
Discusses priorities of Canada's First Nations as announced by the National Chief at the Assembly of First Nations in July 2010.
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Discusses priorities of Canada's First Nations as announced by the National Chief at the Assembly of First Nations in July 2010.
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Letter to editor by Ralph Paul, Chief of the English River First Nation, being denied his rights as a chief to question Minister Chuck Strahl.
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Aboriginal leaders at the 1999 Treaty 4 commemorations in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan are hopeful as newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, states the time has come for federal government to move towards treaty implementation as a way of defining its relationship with First Nations.
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Article presents three different news reports: A television series for the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN), Native American veterans who were illegally taxed, and the latest proroguing of the federal government causing concerns for registration as status Indians.
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Presents the views held by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs regarding unfulfilled veterans’ benefits. The feeling is that First Nations veterans need to get organized, on a national level, to lobby the federal government in order to be heard.
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Comments on the discussion at the 31st Assembly of First Nations regarding the need for education parity for First Nations youth compared to non-Aboriginal youth.
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Comments on how Saskatchewan First Nations communities provide much needed HIV/AIDS workshops and clinics by pooling meagre resources.
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