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The head of the provincial Liberal party in Manitoba is denying any involvement in mishandling compensation claims of residential school survivors. The accusations against Rana Bokhari were first reported by APTN Investigates two years ago Bokhari spoke to APTN Wednesday. http://aptn.ca/news/2016/02/04/manitoba-liberal-leader-denies-she-mishandled-residential-school-survivor-claims/...
The Flagstaff Lady Eagles basketball team will be allowed to wear their hair in the traditional Navajo tsiyeel at future games, the Arizona Interscholastic Association said Thursday. A referee’s decision at the team’s Tuesday game against Greenway to have the players take out the traditional buns and put their hair in ponytails was sharply criticized online and drew a statement in support of the girls from Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye. Several teams in the Phoenix area and as far away as Richfield, Utah showed their support for the...
FARMINGTON, NM — A traditional Navajo hair bun worn for generations - tsiiyeel - was deemed too dangerous to be worn during a basketball game in Flagstaff this week. Now, basketball players in the Four Corners are telling everyone why the tsiiyeel is more than just a hairdo. "It is representing a school and a community, not just one person. It is representing everybody on the Navajo Nation," explained Wheylaya Becenti. The Navajo Preparatory School freshman wore her hair up, tied with black, turquoise and white yarn—a nod to the school’s color...
KAMLOOPS — First nations in Kamloops are declaring victory this week but at the unfortunate cost of the livelihood of thousands of children. The President of the Secwepemc Child and Family Services Sandra Seymour says she was very emotional when she heard about the ruling. “It's a travesty that first nations had to go to a ruling,” says Seymour. http://www.cfjctoday.com/article/510247/landmark-ruling-comes-double-edge-sword-local-first-nations...
It has taken well over a decade of advocating on behalf of his tribe to keep his scattered community intact as their island on Louisiana’s Gulf coast disappears under Gulf of Mexico waters, but now Chief Albert Naquin of the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw is high fiving. That’s because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in January that it had awarded the state-recognized tribe $48 million to pay for a move, most likely farther north inland, making them the first community of off...
Winnipeg's taxi industry says it hopes to meet with indigenous leaders to discuss accusations that some local cabbies are rude, racist, sexist — and mistreating aboriginal passengers. Representatives are also considering more training for cabbies, including a specific indigenous component, said Luc Lewandoski, spokesman for the Winnipeg Taxi Alliance. "How can we try to alleviate [the concerns] and bring a sense of confidence? That's the most important part of it," he said. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-tax...
Native American farmers asked a federal judge Thursday to fix the “monumental” failure of a landmark civil rights settlement that has left $380 million — more than half the total — unclaimed after the U.S. government agreed to pay the farmers for years of official discrimination. The government in 2010 committed $680 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit by thousands of Native American farmers and ranchers. The suit filed in 1999 alleged that the Agriculture Department discriminated against Native Americans in loan programs from 1981 to...
Several days ago, the trap net trawler ‘Sandy’ sank in Ludington near the Pere Marquette retaining wall by the Washington Avenue Bridge. The trawler is not owned by the tribe, but it is owned by one person who is a tribal member. The fisherman is only licensed to fish by the tribe. These are the facts. But making sure that the facts are known is not the reason for this editorial. This editorial is written to address the reaction to the news of the boat sinking. http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/we-should-shoot-the-indians...
We welcome thoughts on the stories we cover and on the issues of the day — but there is a limit to what readers should have to face. As a result, we have ended the ability of readers to post directly to the Times Colonist website. You will still be able to comment on stories through letters to the editor and through social media channels such as Facebook. But the days of posting directly to our website have come to an end. http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/dave-obee-internet-trolls-have-ruined-online-comments-1...
RCMP are gathering DNA samples from men and boys on a remote Manitoba First Nation in an effort to solve the homicide of 11-year-old Teresa Robinson, but a civil liberties advocate and northern leaders are raising questions about the investigative tactic. Garden Hill Chief Arnold Flett said officers arrived in his community, 500 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, on the weekend. Since then, officers have been getting samples from males between 15-66 years old, said spokesman Bert Paquet, noting that all samples are being given to officers...
The RCMP have been gathering volunteer samples of DNA from men on Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba hoping it leads to a break in the unsolved murder of 11-year-old Teresa Robinson. The little girl was found murdered nine months ago. It’s believed her killer lives in the community. APTN flew to Garden Hill Friday morning to meet with Teresa’s mother for her first interview since her daughter’s death. http://aptn.ca/news/2016/02/05/mother-of-murdered-teresa-robinson-11-speaks-to-aptn-about-unsolved-case/...
RCMP investigators have taken the unusual step of requesting DNA samples from boys and men from a northern Manitoba First Nation community where the remains of an 11-year-old girl were found during a search last May, according to the band’s chief. Garden Hill First Nation Chief Arnold Flett said several RCMP officers have been knocking on doors in the community since Monday asking men aged 15 to 50 years old to allow a sample of their DNA to be taken at a local office used by the Mounties. He said the RCMP officers have told community m...
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies is in a Saskatoon courtroom today trying to get a judge to overturn a coroner's decision. The group wants to participate in an inquest into the 2013 death of Kinew James. The 35-year-old died at the Regional Psychiatric Centre of an apparent heart attack. She was found unresponsive in her cell and taken to hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/elizabeth-fry-kinew-james-1.3433895...
