Author: Michael Murphy

23 Jul Indigenous rights in the capital (Latin American Press)

Posted at 19:50h in News, Posts

Mexico City´s government has launched a four-month survey of the capital region´s indigenous population in an effort to draft legislation to protect this marginalized group. The Rural Community Development and Equality Secretariat, a federal district government agency, is running the seven-phase survey from August to...

23 Jul Native plan faces rocky future (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 17:17h in News, Posts

Premier Gordon Campbell says he is forging ahead with efforts to achieve reconciliation with aboriginal communities despite escalating demands from top native leaders that threaten to undo four years of often-intense negotiations toward a “new relationship"...

23 Jul Atleo elected new AFN chief (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 17:12h in News, Posts

Shawn Atleo has been elected as the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after an eighth ballot. His rival, Perry Bellegarde, the former leader of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, conceded...