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Manitoba smoking ban to include First Nations

By Ryan Paul • Sep 13th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

First Nations bars, restaurants and casinos will no longer be exempt from Manitoba’s smoking ban, provincial minister Dave Chomiak announced Wed...

Leaders demand urgent action to improve Quebec aboriginal health

By Ryan Paul • Sep 13th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

First Nations leaders in Quebec are calling for urgent action to improve living standards on reserves, in light of a new health study that reveals th...

Big Trout Lake First Nation wins injunction against exploration

By Ryan Paul • Aug 5th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Mining company executives have gone back to the drawing board, after losing the latest round in their fight against Big Trout Lake First Nation. Plati...

OPP denies racism charges levelled by highway blockaders

By Ryan Paul • Jul 22nd, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

OPP staff denied charges of racism last week after allegations their officers targeted First Nations demonstrators from last week’s blockade on ...

Loggers and premier condemned at Grassy environmental gathering

By Ryan Paul • Jul 15th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Logging companies and Premier Dalton McGuinty were the focus of complaints at last week’s Earth Justice Gathering near Grassy Narrows. For more ...

Treaty 3 negotiates child care law with Ontario minister

By Ryan Paul • Jul 8th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Treaty 3 officials were scheduled to sit down with Children and Youth Minister Mary Anne Chambers Thursday, in order to talk about the development of ...

First Nations plan rail blockade

By Ryan Paul • Jun 14th, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are planning to blockade rail lines this summer to pressure the federal government to settle outstanding land claims...

Four Kenora area First Nations on quick fix list for water

By Ryan Paul • Mar 22nd, 2006 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Shoal Lake 40, Northwest Angle 37, Dalles and Wabigoon First Nations are all on Ottawa’s highest priority list for quick fixes when it comes to ...

New regional chief selected for Ontario

By Ryan Paul • Jun 15th, 2005 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Chief Angus Toulouse, of Sagamok Anishinawbek First Nation near Sudbury, was selected as the new regional chief for Ontario Tuesday in Eagle Lake. Tou...

Resource law key to protecting Treaty 3 lands

By Ryan Paul • May 27th, 2005 • Category: CanadaNo Comments »

Natural resources and their protection became a key question as Treaty 3 chiefs wrapped up their final day at the National Assembly in Wabaseemoong Fi...