Monthly Archives: November 2009

By Lloyd Dolha The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) have set up a checkpoint blockade in the Brown’s Creek watershed area, preventing any heavy equipment from a local forest products company entering the area. The … Continue reading →

By Bernie Bates Whistling while I work my mind begins to wonder. I find myself digging into my box of old memories. As far back as I can remember there have been chores to do. “Take out the garbage, clean … Continue reading →

by Reuel S. Amdur Aboriginals are being short-changed by Canada’s correctional system. What’s more, it is likely that the situation will get worse. These are the conclusions of a report by Michelle Mann for the Office of the Correctional Investigator … Continue reading →

By Reuel S. Amdur Irene Compton, a Saulteaux, is the child of a mother who was a residential school survivor. “She was ashamed of her culture, her language, her identity.” Irene inherited her mother’s suffering, feeling lost and living with … Continue reading →

By Kelly McCaffrey A special storytelling presentation by Richard Wagamese on November 5th at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver kicked off the 15th Annual Provincial Conference on Aboriginal Education, jointly hosted by the First Nations Education Steering Committee, Métis BC … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha On November 3rd, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples (located on the west coast of Vancouver Island) have the right to commercially harvest and sell all species of fish within their traditional … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha The West Moberly First Nations have filed a petition with the BC Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) to approve mining permits to First Coal Corporation. They … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha After over twenty years fighting for greater equality between Aboriginal women and men, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed with costs the case of Sharon Donna McIvor v. Registrar, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, on November … Continue reading →

By Danny Beaton, Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation – www.dannybeaton.ca It’s almost hilarious to hear Tony Guergis remark, “There’s no sense dwelling on the past.” Our Ojibway women would never have had to open our peaceful protest camp if it wasn’t … Continue reading →

By Frank Larue Kirby Fontaine, his wife Marie, and their two children live in a mobile home on Sagkeeng First Nations reserve near the small town of Pine Falls in Manitoba. Life was never a cakewalk for the Fontaine family. … Continue reading →