Land stolen from First Nations in US should be returned says United Nations

From the Guardian.co.uk

US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations

UN's correspondent on indigenous peoples urges government to act to combat 'racial discrimination' felt by Native Americans

4 May 2012

First Nations in Manitoba take back control of Tribal Councils Investment Group

From FirstPerspective.ca

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

CEO, execs terminated at TCIG - Forensic audit ordered due to lavish expenses

By: Martin Cash - Winnipeg Free Press

The former CEO of Tribal Councils Investment Group Inc., Allan McLeod, and five senior executives have been terminated and the new board, led by chairman Glenn Hudson, chief of Peguis First Nation, is in the middle of an extensive review of the company's operations.

Mental Health battle underway with drug companies influencing treatments and diagnosis

From the Guardian.co.uk

Psychiatrists under fire in mental health battle

British Psychological Society to launch attack on rival profession, casting doubt on biomedical model of mental illness

Making policy without concrete evidence with First Nation consultation becomes the norm of government

From Rabble.ca

First Nations don't count in Harper's Canada

BY DANIEL WILSON | MAY 11, 2013

Ontario covering First Nation policing funding shortfall for officers salaries as Ottawa cuts funds

From Kenora Daily MIner and News

Ontario decides to replace lost federal funding for First Nations police officers

By Alan S. Hale, May 8, 2013

One month after the Treaty Three Police laid off seven officers because the federal government funding program being used to pay them elapsed, the Ontario government has promised to replace the lost revenue.

Latest Statistics Canada report presenting many stories about First Nations across Canada

Statistics Canada report (click on title to access)

Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit

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From APTN.ca

Nearly half of children in foster care Aboriginal: Statistics Canada

NATIONAL NEWS | 08. MAY, 2013