Op Ed: My Response to MP Ryan Leef’s Remarks during #IdleNoMore-Yukon Cherish Clarke, Co-Chair (Female) – I am writing in response to the story First Nations slam Bill C-45 [Yukon News, 11 Dec 12]. Watch the APTN.ca coverage here. The comments made by Ryan Leef Read More
Canada: It’s time to #IdleNoMore In a time when Canadians are focused on employment, how much they deserve to be paid or not be paid, International concerns like Syria, Israel and Palestine, as well as pipelines, guns, and Read More
Send a message of support to Chief Theresa Spence during her hunger strike “I am willing to die for my people because the pain is too much and it’s time for the government to realize what it’s doing to us,” she said. “I am not afraid to die. If that’s the Read More
She said. We said. Late Thursday evening, I came across this 10 percenter from Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, Kelly Block. Here\'s what she Read More
Townhall tackles Urban Aboriginal Strategy Often an after-thought when it comes to policy making, urban issues are becoming ever more crucial with more and more Aboriginal people leaving their home communities and moving to larger Read More
Chief Spence- “Attawapiskat still in crisis, but we can move forward together.” The Vice-President (Communications) for the Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission, Kevin Seesequasis recently had the opportunity to speak with Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat First Nation at the Read More
Aboriginal Awareness Week: “Celebrating Success” Aboriginal Awareness Week was first introduced in 1992 with the purpose of increasing awareness of Aboriginal peoples and cultures within the Canadian mosaic and the public Read More
Cindy Blackstock: “It’s shocking to me that we had to bring the case to court in the first place” The Vice-President (Communications) for the Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission, Kevin Seesequasis had the opportunity today to speak with Cindy Blackstock, Child Advocate and Executive Director at the Read More
Bill C-10: A dumb-on-crime mistake for all Canada Cherish Clarke, Co-Chair (Female)– Bill C-10, the “Safe Streets and Communities Act”, or the “Omnibus Crime Bill” aims to implement harsher sentencing on criminals, and effectively Read More