Monthly Archives: May 2009

By Lloyd Dolha The BC FNLC will host a series of regional information sessions over the next three months on the proposed Recognition and Reconciliation legislation, starting in Prince George on May 28th. In February 2009, the First Nations Leadership … Continue reading →

By Bernie Bates As I sit and watch the nightly news I just want to scream at all of the injustice I see; rich crooks sitting in glass towers while a family man labors an extra hour just to make … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha A delegation of 40 First Nations representatives from Canada attended an audience with his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City in Rome on April 29th. Following the outdoor audience, Pope Benedict … Continue reading →

By Richard Wagamese There is a medicine bowl in the living room. These mornings when the sun eases across the top of the mountain above the lake are medicine times. They are a clarion call to consciousness and a part … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha Anishinabek Nation leader John Beaucage applauded the new legislative process undertaken by Ontario to amend its century-old Mining Act. “The Mining Amendment Act will be the first piece of provincial legislation that expressly recognizes and affirms First … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal Sharron Proulx-Turner’s last book, what the auntys say, must have been a hard act to follow, being the ‘aunties’ had some largish feet and therefore large and weighty working boots to fill, but these big boots, heavy … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal First there was the tragic saga of the missing and murdered women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the eventual conviction and imprisonment of Robert Pickton for serial murder. Then came reports of disappearances and dead bodies discovered … Continue reading →

The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is very proud to salute the outstanding Aboriginal recipients of this year’s Millennium Excellence Awards. Hard work and dedication have led to academic success for the 2009 laureates, each of whom is uniquely accomplished. These … Continue reading →