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Harper First Nations Summit

Harper and the First Nations Speak Different Languages

Chelsea Vowel | Posted 03.26.2012 | Canada Politics
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.

Althia Raj

War Of 1812 Comes Up At First Nations Summit

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Politics

Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke to First Nations chiefs from across Canada Tuesday morning. He called for creative changes to the Indian Act b...

Chief Warns 'Aboriginal Uprising Is Inevitable' Without Change

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.24.2012 | Canada Politics

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...

Will Historic Summit With PM Signal Change For First Nations?

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.24.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government and First Nations emerged from historic talks Tuesday pledging fundamental change but with no immediate solutions for ...