RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five minute video posted to Facebook, Archibald also urged supporters to ensure a forensic audit of the national advocacy organization moved ahead….
RoseAnne Archibald Calls for Reinstatement After Removal as AFN National Chief
External Report on Ousted AFN Chief RoseAnne Archibald Found Harassment, Wrongdoing
An investigation into allegations against former Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald found the ousted leader was guilty of workplace harassment and created a toxic work environment. The report by Emond Harnden LLP reviewed five complaints against Archibald and found her behaviour amounted to harassment in more than one instance. A summary of…
Justice Minister Lametti Says Ottawa Open to Outlawing Residential School Denialism
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says he is open to the recommendations in a new report that proposes civil and criminal sanctions against Canadians who engage in residential-school denialism. Lametti was responding to an interim report by his appointee, Kimberly Murray, a member of the Kahnesatake Mohawk Nation in Quebec, who was tasked in June 2022 to…
Indigenous Victorians in Custody Enrolled to Vote in First Nations Treaty Negotiations
Indigenous prisoners in the state of Victoria have enrolled to vote for the body that will negotiate treaties between the Victorian state government and First Nations groups. This comes almost a year after Victoria became the foremost Australian jurisdiction to strike a deal with the First Nations Assembly that will provide a framework for First…
Government Has Spent $700 Million on Clean Water on First Nations Reserves Since 2015
The federal government has spent over $700 million to resolve boil-water advisories on First Nation reserves since taking office in 2015. The details were disclosed in an Inquiry of Ministry of which analysis by The Epoch Times, based on data provided by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), shows that $762,498,226.45 was spent since the fiscal year…
The Unravelling of Australia Begins
Commentary The Albanese government has appointed an ambassador for First Nations People. Not an Australian ambassador to the United Nations, where there is a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, but an ambassador for small groups of Australians whose interests may or may not coincide with the interests of the rest of Australia. The unravelling of…
‘We Need Action’: One Dead, Two Unaccounted for After Pikangikum First Nation Fire
A remote northwestern Ontario First Nation lacked the facilities to extinguish a house fire that left one dead and two others missing, two local leaders said as they implored the federal government for help bolstering fire services. The CEO of The Independent First Nations Alliance, a group that represents five communities in the region, said…
Poilievre Launches Consultations With First Nations on Resource Revenues
January 25, 2023
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is initiating consultations with First Nations and industry leaders on a new proposal that would allow First Nations to collect more fiscal revenues from resource projects on their lands. Speaking at a press conference in Vancouver on Jan. 24, Poilievre said he will be championing a “First Nations Resource…
Feds Settle Residential School Day Student Class-Action Lawsuit for $2.8 Billion
The federal government on Jan. 21 announced it would pay $2.8 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by members of two B.C. First Nations bands seeking compensation for students who attended residential schools as day scholars. Day scholars refer to students who attended residential schools during the day and returned home each day, as distinguished from…
Public Safety Minister Hopes to Table First Nations Policing Legislation in New Year
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service in the new year. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Mendicino said the prospective law is under development with input from indigenous stakeholders and communities, who he said deserve “the same quality of policing” as…
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