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Nishiyuu Walkers Meet With Trudeau

The Huffington Post Canada | Lauren Strapagiel | Posted 03.26.2013 | Canada Politics
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A group of Cree youth who trekked 1,600 kilometers from Northern Quebec to Ottawa are making the rounds on Parliament Hill. Last night, Aboriginal ...

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Protests Continue To Sweep Canada

CBC | Posted 03.14.2013 | Canada Impact
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A day after First Nations chiefs held what was described as a working meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Idle No More protesters ar...

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What Harper Wanted From First Nations Meeting

CP | Mike Blanchfield and Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - When it comes to big conferences brimming with long speeches, pomp and circumstance, Stephen Harper's never been much of a fan.So his prefere...

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'Poverty Is Killing Our People'

CBC | Posted 03.12.2013 | Canada Politics
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A meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Assembly of First Nations chiefs is in question amid demands that the Governor General be present ...

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Harper and the First Nations Speak Different Languages

Chelsea Vowel | Posted 03.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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Chelsea Vowel

When Prime Minister Harper acknowledges they are on Algonquin territory, they don't mean it because that would require acknowledging the sovereignty of the Algonquin people over those lands. To government, the words are just platitudes. Something you say when you're dealing with Indians. Empty phrases.

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Let My People Go

Daniel D. Veniez | Posted 03.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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Daniel D. Veniez

Some are calling the meeting this week in Ottawa between the Harper Government and the Assembly of First Nations, "historic." In a way, I am sure it is. After six full years in power this is the very first time Harper and his ministers have taken the time to meet the chiefs.

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Paul Martin To Harper On First Nations: Get On With It, You Wasted 6 Years

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.25.2012 | Canada
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OTTAWA - Paul Martin does nothing to mask his frustration on the other end of a telephone line.The former prime minister and architect of the scuttled...

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Althia Raj

War Of 1812 Comes Up At First Nations Summit

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke to First Nations chiefs from across Canada Tuesday morning. He called for creative changes to the Indian Act b...

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Chief Warns 'Aboriginal Uprising Is Inevitable' Without Change

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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A B.C. chief says an "aboriginal uprising is inevitable" if Stephen Harper doesn't commit to transforming the relationship between the Crown and First...

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Will Historic Summit With PM Signal Change For First Nations?

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.24.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The federal government and First Nations emerged from historic talks Tuesday pledging fundamental change but with no immediate solutions for ...

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