Archive - Oct 2013
October 21st
Canadian government transfers billions of public dollars to Enbridge and TransCanada without transparency
October 21, 2013 - 8:38am | by brianbeatonExport Development Canada: How billions are transferred to Enbridge and TransCanada without substantive disclosure
BY KIMIA GHOMESHI AND ANNA ZALIK | OCTOBER 18, 2013
October 20th
Government throne speech version of history makes First Nations invisible with their "seize the moment"
October 20, 2013 - 9:29am | by brianbeatonCanadian Government Usurps First Nations Land Rights. Oil and Gas Fracking supported by RCMP against Elsipotag
Seize the Moment, Stand with Elsipogtog
By Derrick O'KeefeGlobal Research, October 19, 2013
October 19th
First Nations uniting in struggle against abuse of power by government and corporations destroying the land
October 19, 2013 - 9:03am | by brianbeatonNew Brunswick fracking protests are the frontline of a democratic fight
Posted by Martin Lukacs - October 21, 2013
Images of burning cars and narratives about Canadian natives breaking the law obscure the real story about the Mi'kmaq people's opposition to shale gas exploration
October 17th
Government and industry use RCMP to attack Elsipogtog First Nation defenders of the land and water
October 17, 2013 - 9:02pm | by brianbeatonElsipogtog First Nation Sees Violence As RCMP Moves To End Protest
By Melanie Patten, The Canadian Press Posted: 10/17/2013
October 16th
Indigenous Youth Engagement Forum November 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2013 Nigigoonsiminkaaning First Nation
October 16, 2013 - 11:26am | by lauracalmwindFirst Nation asserts their right to own and control the education system for their children and future
October 16, 2013 - 10:20am | by brianbeatonPress Release
October 15th
Former Assembly of First Nations leader writes about First Nation genocide by Canada
October 15, 2013 - 9:00pm | by brianbeatonUN special rapporteur completes visit with warning for Canada that relations with First Nations in crisis
October 15, 2013 - 8:47pm | by brianbeatonCanada's relations with aboriginals in 'crisis,' UN envoy says after fact-finding mission
Mark Kennedy - October 15, 2013
October 14th
Canada's epic failure to honour treaties rooted in history of greed and destruction of land
October 15, 2013 - 4:54am | by brianbeatonOctober 12th
Winnipeg and First Nations welcome UN Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples
October 12, 2013 - 7:07pm | by brianbeatonHundreds fill Portage and Main to welcome UN Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples
Ben Miljure reports on celebrations at Portage and Main to welcome the United Nations' rapporteur on indigenous rights.C