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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan Unexpectedly Resigns, Says He Lobbied A Tax Court Judge
Posted February 15, 2013 by Obert Madondo
by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 15, 2013: Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigned from Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s cabinet Friday after admitting that he lobbied a tax court judge on behalf of an unnamed constituent. Duncan, the Conservative MP for Vancouver Island North, issued a statement in which he said he wrote “a character reference letter to READ MORE
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Whose ‘development’? A reflection on Alanis Obomsawin’s film on Attawapiskat
Posted February 5, 2013 by rabble staff
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Instead of considering the long-term life-development goals of a community, the focus is on jobs in industries like mining. …
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The Canadian Progressive: Chief Theresa Spence Ends 43-Day Hunger Strike With Declaration “Towards Fundamental Changeâ€
Posted January 25, 2013 by Guest Blog
by Guest Blogger | The Canadian Progressive, Jan 25, 2013 Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence signed the First Nations declaration that ended her 43-day hunger strike at Ottawa’s Victoria Island . The 13-point declaration, entitled &#…
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An end to Theresa Spence’s protest?
Posted January 23, 2013 by Aaron Wherry
Three separate reports this morning that Chief Theresa Spence’s protest could be nearing an…
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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Posted January 23, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Erika Shaker rightly tears into the special brand of FAIPOF demanding that First Nations protesters focus solely on their own community leaders rather than recognizing broader and more systematic inequ…
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Wednesday Morning Links
Posted January 23, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Erika Shaker rightly tears into the special brand of FAIPOF demanding that First Nations protesters focus solely on their own community leaders rather than recognizing broader and more systematic inequ…
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This weeks column from 24Hrs Vancouver: Efforts to discredit Idle No More show its worth
Posted January 21, 2013 by Laila
Who wins this week? Columnists Laila Yuile and Kathryn Marshall battle over the issues of the day. Vote for the winner below the column at the link below. This week’s topic: Has Idle No More been effective as a movement? … Continue reading →
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Idle No More, and the reliable Old Fart
Posted January 18, 2013 by Emma Teitel
Emma Teitel takes on the FAIPOFS. Kelly McParland, Barbara Kay and Margaret Wente, she’s talking to you
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Video: Short trip to Attawapiskat in 2011
Posted January 16, 2013 by rabble staff
Is this show currently playing?
January 16, 2013
In 2011, Tom Jackson and a group of musicians add…
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Art Threat: The People of the Kattawapiskak River: watch for free until January 18
Posted January 16, 2013 by Rob Maguire
With Attawapiskat and its band chief, Theresa Spence, remaining in the headlines, the NFB has made Alanis Obamsawin’s new documentary on life in the First Nation community available for free.The People of the Kattawapiskak River can be streamed o…
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When Canada tweeted about the failures of #Ottawapiskat
Posted January 14, 2013 by Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Satirical tweets about aboriginal relations trend across the country
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Accidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Posted January 14, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Daniel Wilson takes a look at how far too many in the media went along with the Harper Cons’ hatchet job against First Nations: (C)ompare the generalized outrage last week to the shrug elicited by…
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Monday Morning Links
Posted January 14, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Daniel Wilson takes a look at how far too many in the media went along with the Harper Cons’ hatchet job against First Nations:(C)ompare the generalized outrage last week to the shrug elicited by the no…
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The Canadian Progressive: Chief Spence decries Harper’s “paternalistic relationship†with Aboriginals
Posted January 13, 2013 by Obert Madondo
For Immediate Release: January 11, 2013, Victoria Island, traditional territory of the Algonquian Peoples: Chief Theresa Spence is standing firm on her request that both Prime Minster and Governor General of Canada need to be present and participate at…
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The Commons: Shawn Atleo at the fork in the road
Posted January 10, 2013 by Aaron Wherry
‘We have arrived at a moment unlike any other,’ AFN chief says
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Theresa Spence won’t attend
Posted January 9, 2013 by Aaron Wherry
After some confusion this morning, Chief Theresa Spence is now officially unwilling to attend…
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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Posted January 9, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Daniel Wilson discusses how Stephen Harper’s antipathy toward First Nations is making a failure of his time in office: On the global stage, he stood almost alone in opposition to 144 other count…
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Wednesday Morning Links
Posted January 9, 2013 by Greg Fingas
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Daniel Wilson discusses how Stephen Harper’s antipathy toward First Nations is making a failure of his time in office:On the global stage, he stood almost alone in opposition to 144 other countries in…
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Some Numbers
Posted January 9, 2013 by bigcitylib
Government spending per capita, Toronto: $24,000.Government spending per capita, Attawapiskat: 11,355. That is all.
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Christie Blatchford: Attawapiskat audit reveals reserve finances in complete disarray
Posted January 8, 2013 by Christie Blatchford
Auditors found sloppy oversight of the $104-million in taxpayer funding that has flowed to Attawapiskat over six years
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