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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JANUARY 20, 2014
WET'SUWET'EN FIRST NATION WARNS PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK TO BEGIN CROWN CONSULTATION ON NEW LNG INDUSTRY IMMEDIATELY
AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo talks Idle No More, Northern Gateway, Neil Young, and the year ahead.
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 is still being discussed three years later, particularly in relation to the catastrophic meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
VANCOUVER — An offer to provide financial compensation to the children of serial killer Robert Pickton's victims could come as soon as six weeks from now, a lawyer for the British Columbia government said in court Wednesday.
For Immediate Release
Jan. 15, 2014
Diluted bitumen sinks, so does B.C. Liberal credibility
Port Alberni — The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and its 14 member nations welcomed the support of the Coastal British Columbia Guide Outfitters Association and Pearson Kal Tire of Port Alberni in the effort to apprehend and prosecute the individual or individuals responsible for
UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Division for Social Policy and Development
Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 15, 2014) - Justice Canada
Today, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced $143,500 in funding for Victims of Violence Canadian Centre for Missing Children.
First Nations in the Peace River region of British Columbia are hemmed in by resource developments, which have dramatically eroded their traditional fishing grounds, the Joint Review Panel studying the Site C dam proposal has been told.
Aboriginal affairs minister says government will comply with court ruling tied to St. Anne's school
Forestry student announced as winner of skills award for aboriginal youth
By recently highlighting the enormous increase in federal spending on aboriginals over the past half century, the Fraser Institute is jaw flapping about the wrong issue.
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 13, 2014) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) today announced the appointment of C. Gregory (Greg) Harper as President, Gas Pipelines and Processing. Mr. Harper's appointment is effective Jan. 30, 2014.
On Behalf of LRWC, the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group, Amnesty International and the VPL you are invited to:
FIRST NATIONS’ PUBLIC TALK SERIES: Jan 30th, 2014 – 7pm
CONSENT OR CONSULTATION: EXAMINING THE GAP
FIRST NATIONS’ RIGHTS: THE GAP BETWEEN LAW AND PRACTICE
The federal government prepared for the potential of a nation-wide flare up of protests triggered by heavily-armed raid last October by RCMP tactical units on a Mi’kmaq-led anti-fracking camp in New Brunswick, internal government records show.
VANCOUVER - A pristine region in southeastern British Columbia known to the local First Nation as Qat'muk, the place where "grizzly bear spirits" gather, would be profoundly transformed if a $450-million year-round ski resort is built.
