First Nations News
- Glen Hare named Assembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief June 23, 2021 7:53 am Manitoulin Expositor ONTARIO – There were six candidates on the ballot to replace retiring Assembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation during the Assembly of First Nations Ontario regional annual general meeting held last week …
- Feds providing $4.88M for Sask. First Nations to search for unmarked gravesites at residential schools June 23, 2021 3:37 am CBC/Radio-Canada WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The federal government has announced it will provide the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) with $4.88 million to help search for unmarked gravesites at former …
- Antigonish Mayor says it’s Important to Recognize Distinct Heritage, Languages, Cultures and Practices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis People June 23, 2021 3:28 am 989 XFM With June being National Indigenous History Month and Monday being National Indigenous People’s Day, Mayor Laurie Boucher said it’s important to recognize the distinct heritage, languages, cultures, and practices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people …
- Dehcho First Nations to elect new grand chief during 28th annual assembly June 23, 2021 12:39 am CBC/Radio-Canada The 28th Dehcho Annual assembly is set to begin tomorrow in Fort Providence, N.W.T., amid an election year and the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11. Grand Chief Gladys Norwegian announced in a statement that she will not be seeking re-election. Norwegian…
- Old growth activists say they are allied with First Nations. Is that really true? June 22, 2021 11:40 pm Turtle Island News By Rochelle Baker Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Huu-ay-aht Chief Coun. Robert J. Dennis Sr. is blunt in his assessment of old-growth activists in southwestern Vancouver Island who remain in First Nations’ territories despite being asked to leave. “ …
- First Nations flags raised along Sarnia waterfront June 22, 2021 8:30 pm The Sarnia Observer Flags from Kettle Point, Aamjiwnaang and Walpole Island First Nations were raised along Sarnia’s waterfront Monday. An Indigenous Community Flag Plaza – recently built in the area formerly known as the Butterfly Garden in the south section of Bayshore Park …
- GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FINALLY ENDS 15 YEARS OF LITIGATION AGAINST FIVE NUU-CHAH-NULTH FIRST NATIONS OVER FISHING RIGHTS June 22, 2021 3:16 pm EIN Presswire TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, June 22, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations of Ahousaht, Hesquiaht, Ehattesaht/Chinehkint, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, and Tla-o-qui-aht congratulate the Government of Canada on …
- Two Catholic churches destroyed by fire on First Nations reserves in Canada June 22, 2021 2:58 pm The Guardian Two Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in western Canada have been destroyed by overnight fires that investigators are treating as suspicious. Early Monday morning, fires consumed both the Sacred Heart church, on territory of the Penticton Indian …
- City Council is standing in solidarity with First Nations in the wake of the Kamloops 215 June 22, 2021 6:41 am My Lloydminster Now May 31 gathering at City Hall to commemorate the Kamloops 215. [Photo: Gerry Lampow - 106.1 The Goat] Deputy Mayor of Lloydminster, Councillor Jonathan Torresan is expressing the City’s sorrow over the saga of Residential Schools and the recent findings of …
- Canada’s oath of citizenship now recognizes First Nations, Inuit and Métis’ rights June 22, 2021 5:15 am Indo Canadian Voice MARCO E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on Monday announced that as of now, Canada’s Oath of Citizenship officially recognizes First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and the obligation that all citizens have to uphold the …
