Intertribal Times

Native and Aboriginal news stories from around the globe.

Canada

First Nations targeted at U.S. border, N.B. Mi’kmaq say

27 Aug, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada, United States | Share: Digg | Facebook

Some Mi’kmaq people from Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick say they’re concerned about the treatment they received from U.S. custom...

Edmonton soldier dies in car rollover

27 Aug, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

An Edmonton-based soldier is dead after the car he was driving went into a ditch and rolled several times in Saskatchewan on Saturday. Kyle Whitehead,...

Sask. First Nations should keep casino profits: chief

26 Aug, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is taking a spin on a potentially contentious idea — it says it wants to keep all the profits from Fir...

Treaty 3 wary of new consultation guidelines due to experiences

20 Aug, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

Treaty 3 chiefs are demanding more from the federal government when it comes to consultations. During a meeting Tuesday with Indian Affairs, many note...

New Olympic hockey jerseys feature First Nation design

17 Aug, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

The new Team Canada ice hockey jerseys featuring a West Coast First Nations design and a familiar swoosh were unveiled in Vancouver on Monday. The jer...

Citizen militia will protect Caledonia landowners: organizers

24 Jun, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

As many as 50 people gathered in a small southwestern Ontario community late Tuesday to discuss setting up a citizens’ militia to deal with ille...

Alcohol-based sanitizers for flu-hit First Nations delayed over substance abuse fears

23 Jun, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

Health Canada delayed the delivery of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to some First Nations communities affected by swine flu because of concerns the al...

Beaucage reaches out to urban First Nation citizens

21 Jun, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

OTTAWA – First Nations citizens who live away from their communities and in urban centres will be given a significant say in A New AFN, says Joh...

Contaminated site identified at Couchiching

17 Jun, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

Engineering studies conducted earlier this year found high levels of dioxins and furans at the former J.A. Mathieu sawmill site on Couchiching First N...

Human Rights Museum mistreating First Nations heritage: archeologist

16 Jun, 2009 | Author: Ryan Paul | Category: Canada | Share: Digg | Facebook

A retired Manitoba archeologist is accusing the builders of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights of mistreating First Nations heritage. Leigh Syms, fo...