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26 Aug Maori Party earns rebuke from Tuhoe (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 13:56h in News, Posts

Tuhoe is accusing the Maori Party of having a "Jesus" complex and undermining delicate Treaty negotiations with the Crown. Iwi authority Te Kotahi a Tuhoe has rejected the Government's first offer to settle historical grievances, and is undergoing intense negotiations to thrash out a deal...

14 Aug Developers, miners attack heritage laws (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 20:09h in News, Posts

MINING and development groups have condemned proposed fines of up to $1.1 million for destroying indigenous heritage in NSW, saying the new laws are unfair, will hold up development and could mean innocent company directors would be prosecuted...

13 Aug Big influence, tiny reserves: Calls grow louder for change in way the Assembly of First Nations elects its chief (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 20:16h in News, Posts

Native leaders across the country are calling for a new way to select the head of the Assembly of First Nations as they dissect this summer's dramatic all-night leadership convention in Calgary...