Assembly of First Nations mistakenly signs MOU with self
The Assembly of First Nations has mistakenly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with itself at a meeting in Ottawa on Thursday, the organization announced. “We’ve kind of been on…
APTN to launch 24-hour rez dog channel
A ground-breaking new channel will feature uninterrupted video of rez dogs, 24-hours a day, in their daily lives, the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) announced on Thursday. Network heads said…
Indigenous Services press conference has ‘cool Easter eggs’: Philpott
The Minister of the newly created federal Indigenous Services department said the press event held in Ottawa on Tuesday had numerous hints and hat-tips to its sister government branch, Crown-Indigenous…
Feds to outline how two ‘updated, paternalistic’ departments will replace ‘outdated, paternalistic’ department
Months after announcing that the federal Indigenous Affairs department will be split in two, government officials are laying out how the new departments will work at a technical briefing in…
Trudeau shocked to learn about living conditions in northern Ont. First Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is shocked to learn that residents of a northern Ontario First Nation live in poverty, some with dilapidated housing and no running water. “My…
New Indigenous organization really fond of acronyms
A new Indigenous organization is taking the love such groups have for acronyms and pushing it to the limits, Walking Eagle News has learned. The National Coalition for First Nations,…
Liberals to lash out at selves after decisive win over residential school survivors
The Liberal government said it would lash out at itself after a British Columbia Supreme Court justice ruled that new evidence of abuse was not enough to reopen rejected Indian…
All white panel discusses whether something racist
A four-member panel of white commentators weighed in on whether a recent incident is racism, as part of a television news program that aired on Tuesday evening. “It’s certainly regrettable…
Lawyer for residential school survivors hurts feelings of Ont. judge, court
A lawyer representing survivors of a residential school where a homemade electric chair was used on children has hurt the feelings of an Ontario judge responsible for supervising settlements for…
‘Please don’t force us into a real nation-to-nation relationship with First Nations’: feds
Ottawa is set to fight a Supreme Court appeal that would force the country to consult with First Nations when drafting laws that deal with treaties. “It would be an…