Archive - 2013
May 3rd
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples finally allowed to visit Canada
May 3, 2013 - 9:39am | by brianbeatonFirst Nations groups welcome visit from UN official later this year
BY MICHAEL WOODS, POSTMEDIA NEWS APRIL 29, 2013
OTTAWA - First Nations groups say they are eager to speak with a special UN official who will visit Canada later this year to examine its human rights record toward Aboriginal Peoples.
Research, history, facts and reason being abandoned and changed by Federal government
May 3, 2013 - 9:36am | by brianbeatonFormer Tory strategist Allan Gregg rips Harper Cons' 'systematic attack' on facts and reason
BY DAVID J. CLIMENHAGA | APRIL 30, 2013
Long-time Tory pollster and strategist Allan Gregg ripped into the Harper Government on Saturday for what he termed its "systematic attack on evidence-based research."
May 1st
Auditor General identifies internal problems with government funding to address First Nation issues
May 1, 2013 - 9:08am | by brianbeatonAuditor general takes aim at aboriginal issues in latest report
Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press - April 30, 2013
OTTAWA -- The federal auditor general says two of the government's key pillars meant to improve the lives of aboriginal peoples have gone awry because of infighting, poor co-ordination and lack of planning.
April 30th
First Nations on Shoal Lake celebrate ruling by International Joint Commission on use of water
April 30, 2013 - 8:10am | by brianbeatonFrom KenoraDailyMinerandNews.com
IJC finds Winnipeg's water selling plans violate original 1914 order
By Alan S. Hale, Kenora Daily MIner and News - April 29, 2013
April 29th
UN Human Rights Council reviewing Canada's treatment of indigenous people
April 29, 2013 - 10:34pm | by brianbeatonUN reviewing Canada's treatment of indigenous people
BY MICHAEL WOODS, POSTMEDIA NEWS APRIL 25, 2013
OTTAWA - Canada's treatment of indigenous peoples was expected to be a central topic as the country's human rights record comes under scrutiny at the United Nations on Friday.
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund newsletter with new program funding opportunities
April 29, 2013 - 10:17pm | by brianbeaton
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April 27th
Bullying in politics defended by Prime Minister but criminalized for the rest of society
April 27, 2013 - 10:22pm | by brianbeatonThe Economist to Harper: Your bullying ways are giving the NDP a chance
National Post Staff | 12/07/06
Former Prime Minister of Canada acknowledges cultural genocide at Indian Residential Schools
April 27, 2013 - 10:03pm | by brianbeatonApril 26th
Teachings for understanding the roots of Idle No More and the struggle for First Nations
April 26, 2013 - 11:08am | by brianbeatonCanadian government under fire for "distorting" history of aboriginals
Ashantai Hathaway, Press TV, Montreal - Apr 25, 2013
Aboriginals in Quebec blame the Canadian governemnt for keeping a majority of people in the dark over the history of the country's indigenous inhabitants. They are now demanding the government stop re-writing history and tell and teach the truth.
First Nation funding agreements signing away their power over water, resource development
April 26, 2013 - 10:47am | by brianbeatonAgreement with feds signed 'under duress': First Nation
By: Mia Rabson - Posted: 04/24/2013
OTTAWA - The chief and council of God's Lake First Nation have accused the federal government of forcing it to sign its 2013 band contribution agreements "under duress."