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The head of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) stands by recent comments he made opposing the Manitoba chiefs' self government initiative, in spite of an unusual non-confidence vote to censure him.
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The head of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) stands by recent comments he made opposing the Manitoba chiefs' self government initiative, in spite of an unusual non-confidence vote to censure him.
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An arrest warrant has been issued for three hereditary chiefs of the Nuxalk Nation who, along with 19 others charged in connection with a logging protest on King Island near Bella Coola, failed to appear in court for their trial.
The chiefs, Lawrence Pootlass, Edward Moody, and Charles Nelson, were to appear in the Supreme Court of British Columbia Jan. 22. They were charged with disobeying an injunction that would allow the forest company Interfor to harvest the logs on the island. They had set up a road block and stopped logging trucks from going into the area.
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An arrest warrant has been issued for three hereditary chiefs of the Nuxalk Nation who, along with 19 others charged in connection with a logging protest on King Island near Bella Coola, failed to appear in court for their trial.
The chiefs, Lawrence Pootlass, Edward Moody, and Charles Nelson, were to appear in the Supreme Court of British Columbia Jan. 22. They were charged with disobeying an injunction that would allow the forest company Interfor to harvest the logs on the island. They had set up a road block and stopped logging trucks from going into the area.
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Negotiation is the only acceptable and civilized way for Native people and the government to deal with the complex issues of Aboriginal title and rights in the province of British Columbia, said Chief Joe Mathias.
He was responding to a new study, conducted by ARA Consulting Group of Vancouver, which found land claim treaties have a positive effect in regards to economic opportunity, community development and improved relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
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Negotiation is the only acceptable and civilized way for Native people and the government to deal with the complex issues of Aboriginal title and rights in the province of British Columbia, said Chief Joe Mathias.
He was responding to a new study, conducted by ARA Consulting Group of Vancouver, which found land claim treaties have a positive effect in regards to economic opportunity, community development and improved relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
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The mother of Helen Betty Osborne wants intervener status at the upcoming parole hearing of the man convicted of her daughter's brutal murder. But it is unlikely that the National Parole Board will allow this to happen.
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The mother of Helen Betty Osborne wants intervener status at the upcoming parole hearing of the man convicted of her daughter's brutal murder. But it is unlikely that the National Parole Board will allow this to happen.
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A $14 million pilot program promising employment to 90 First Nations and Metis individuals in Alberta has been formalized with an official signing between local and federal officials.
Richard Arcand, chairman of the Western Aboriginal Development Alliance, (WADA), and Lloyd Axworthy, federal minister of Human Resources Development, announced the Stronger Together program at a press conference in Edmonton Nov. 16. Chiefs and settlement councilmen witnessed the signing which was also attended by Ann McLellan, federal interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians.
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A $14 million pilot program promising employment to 90 First Nations and Metis individuals in Alberta has been formalized with an official signing between local and federal officials.
Richard Arcand, chairman of the Western Aboriginal Development Alliance, (WADA), and Lloyd Axworthy, federal minister of Human Resources Development, announced the Stronger Together program at a press conference in Edmonton Nov. 16. Chiefs and settlement councilmen witnessed the signing which was also attended by Ann McLellan, federal interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians.