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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

Government plans to re-write Canadian history to cover past 100 years leaves First Nations out

Instead of recognizing the REAL history of this special place, learning about the land and the original people's recent history of a thousand or two thousand years ago. the government of the day is now going to try to transform Canada's history as being something that happened over the past few years. It is important to recognize Canada's TRUE history as told and understood by the original people of this land covering thousands of years ... 

Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice worrying governments, scientists and Indigenous people

From guardian.com

White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral

National security officials worried by rapid loss of Arctic summer sea ice overlook threat of permanent global food shortages

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples finally allowed to visit Canada

From EdmontonJournal.com

First 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

From Rabble.ca

Former 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."

Auditor General identifies internal problems with government funding to address First Nation issues

From CTV.ca

Auditor 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.