First Nations education rally heads for the Hill
(OTTAWA) — Hundreds of First Nations people from across the country rallied on Parliament Hill yesterday in support of increased education funding. Among the messages displayed on demonstrators’ signs: ‘Our children, Our future, Our way!’, ‘Respect our Treaties’, and ‘Education Means Graduation.’ The rally was the culmination of a ‘National Week of Action on Education,’...
New Indian Affairs Minister expected to be announced
Big news out of Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to announce a mini-shuffle of his cabinet on Friday. According to a Globe & Mail report, John Duncan will replace Chuck Strahl as Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs. Strahl is rumoured to be moving up to Government House Leader, a position left open since...
An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canadian Politics
Your guide to Aboriginal Parliamentarians and Senators Interested in politics? Sure you are! And because you are, you’ll love this ‘Who’s Who’ of Aboriginal politicians in Canada’s Parliament. (I hope to do the same for other levels of government at some point.) I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it… The House...
