AFN Restructuring Will be on Agenda in Ottawa
Comments on how cutbacks forced National Chief Matthew Coon Come to reexamine the role of the Assembly of First Nations.
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Comments on how cutbacks forced National Chief Matthew Coon Come to reexamine the role of the Assembly of First Nations.
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Compares the different strategies proposed by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Matthew Coom Come and Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, regarding the First Nations governance deal, a deal to build a successful socio-economic society.
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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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Senator and Metis leader, Thelma Chalifoux, believes that political lobby groups, like the Assembly of First Nations, should not take over social programs provided for First Nations because, as she argues, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service.
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Chief and president Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) advocates First Nations return to traditional tribal governing entities.
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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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Reports on the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations plan to take the federal government to court to protect the treaty right to hunt.
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Chronicles the achievements and lists the executive officers of the organization.
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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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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Describes the strategies employed by First Nations National Chief Matthew Coon Come as he seeks to ensure First Nations issues be included in the federal government's upcoming Throne Speech.
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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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