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Watching the Watchdog: Talking Idle No More With a Former APTN Journalist

Tim Knight | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada Politics
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Tim Knight

Ken Williams, Cree from Saskatchewan, APTN video journalist, has turned into Kenneth T. Williams, eminent award-winning playwright. My old friend Ken Williams and I go for beers at my local tavern. We order and I ask Ken about Idle No More...

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Will Chiefs Go Hard-Line?

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.27.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - National Chief Shawn Atleo has staked his ground for upcoming talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to improve the quality of life for Fir...

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Don't Ignore the Red Brigades!

Tim Knight | Posted 03.16.2013 | Canada
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Tim Knight

The official report on yesterday's top-level meeting concerning treaties signed between the Crown and and First Nations has been released. The first matter before the meeting, according to the sources, was this week's decision by the United Nations to offer peacekeeping troops to help contain and put down the First Nations' uprising, known as the Red Brigades.

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Watching the Watchdog: Supporting Idle No More is a No-Brainer

Tim Knight | Posted 03.09.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Assembly of First Nations, Amnesty International Canada, Colonialism, Earth Roots, Idle No More, Aboriginal Land, Chief Theresa Spence, Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Hunger Strike, Native Blockades, Canada Politics News
Tim Knight

Centuries of racism and neglect have spawned a righteous anger amongst Canada's native people. The Idle No More protesters are simply asking that we respect the treaties signed with our First Nations. Damned if I can see how any Canadian can be against keeping our promises to the people who were here first.

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Behind the Headlines: Why Chief Theresa Spence Is Hunger Striking

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 02.15.2013 | Canada Impact
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Craig and Marc Kielburger

The story behind the headline is that Chief Spence's hunger strike is not simply about the appalling conditions her people continue to face. Spence is one of many aboriginal leaders looking for a way to express her frustration with the Government of Canada passing laws that affect their lives and land, as well as violating treaty rights without involving them in any of the decision making.

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How Can More Women Participate In Politics? Ask First Nations Politicians

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.21.2012 | Canada Impact
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OTTAWA - They did it without quotas, action plans or affirmative action.Half of the eight candidates in the recent election for national chief of the ...

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Get Tough With Ottawa, Atleo Told

CBC | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada Politics
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Shawn Atleo, the newly re-elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, called on all Canadians to unite with his people in making a new fu...

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Shawn Atleo To Serve A Second Term As AFM's National Chief

CBC | Posted 09.17.2012 | Canada Impact
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Shawn Atleo will serve a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after beating out his competitors in three rounds of voting in...

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He's The Man.. Again

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.16.2012 | Canada Politics
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TORONTO - Incumbent Shawn Atleo has been re-elected as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, vowing to assert his people’s rights in Otta...

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First Nations To Elect New National Chief

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Politics
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TORONTO - One after another, the eight candidates vying for the most powerful First Nations position in the land vowed Tuesday to find a way to increa...

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No Shoo-In

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.31.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - From the age of five, Shawn Atleo had leadership of his people thrust upon him.As a hereditary chief in the B.C. First Nation of Ahousaht, he...

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Situation Urgent On Reserves: National Chief

CBC | Posted 03.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo says an "ambitious" approach is needed to tackle the issues facing Canada's aborigin...

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National Chief Says 'No More' To Boy's Shooting Death On Reserve

Posted 09.11.2011 | Canada
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THE CANADIAN PRESS -- MONCTON, N.B. - The head of the Assembly of First Nations says the fatal shooting of a five-year-old boy on a reserve in Alberta...

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