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18 Feb Arctic talks exclusion irks Inuit, Iceland: March summit: Snub by Ottawa ‘reeks of paternalism’ (The Gazette)

Posted at 14:10h in News, Posts

Facing criticism from northern aboriginal leaders and Iceland's top diplomat over their exclusion from a five-nation Arctic Summit to be hosted by Canada next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has pledged to meet with a full spectrum of circumpolar stakeholders ahead of the controversial...

17 Feb Olympics have returned aboriginals to rightful place, says leader (The Vancouver Sun)

Posted at 14:12h in News, Posts

The partnership of the Four Host First Nations in the Winter Games illustrates what the new relationship between Canada and its aboriginal people should be, the national leader of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday. Shawn Atleo said in an interview that the opening...

15 Feb Native university pulled back from brink (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 17:05h in News, Posts

Aboriginal and government leaders are pulling Saskatchewan's one-of-a-kind aboriginal university back from the brink one week after its closing appeared imminent. The provincial Advanced Education Minister spent Family Day in Vancouver discussing ways of salvaging the beleaguered First Nations University of Canada with federal Indian...