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August 7, 2012

Community, Legal

First Nations Elections Act Passes into Law

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On April 11, 2014, Bill C-9, the First Nations Elections Act, received Royal Assent and passed into law. The Chiefs of the Atlantic Policy Congress Continue Reading →

Legal

Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Specific Claims Research Associations Call for Immediate Restoration of Funding February 26 – Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) notified Claims Research Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Government Connects Youth with Personalized Skills & Training

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Seventy First Nations to participate in a program to help connect youth with skills training The Government of Canada is investing in skills training for Continue Reading →

Business

I DO BUSINESS. Atlantic Regional Summit

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Strategies for Aboriginal Success   I DO BUSINESS. Atlantic Regional Summit – Strategies for Aboriginal Success was just that, a great success! The three-day Summit, Continue Reading →

Health

AFN Supports Continuation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Ottawa, ON – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo expressed support for the one year extension of the work of the Continue Reading →

Legal

NS Chiefs Raise Concerns over Qalipu Mi’kmaq Band

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Under the direction of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, the team at Kwilmu’kw Maw-Klusuaqn Negotiations Office (KMKNO) is in the early stages of Continue Reading →

Culture

2013 Treaty Day Celebrations

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Business, Community

Accelerating Growth for Aboriginal Entrepreneurs and Communities

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GATINEAU, Quebec – The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is pleased to host the third annual Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Conference and Trade Show 2013 (AECTS Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

2013 L’nui’sultinej Conference attracts over 300 to St. FX

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L’nui’ta’sultinej – Leadership and Capacity Building Leadership in Mi’kmaw language revitalization was the focus of three days of conversation when over 300 educators, Elders, researchers Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Youth

Eel Ground First Nation Gets Go-ahead For New Elementary School

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Eel Ground, NB – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, joined Eel Ground Chief George Ginnish, members of his Band Continue Reading →

Community

Eel River Bar Receives 2.3 Million to Repair Storm Damage

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Eel River Bar, NB – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced investments in Eel River Bar First Nation that Continue Reading →

Community

National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum deemed a Success

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Over three hundred delegates, nearly double the foreseen amount crowded into the Vancouver Island Convention Centre in Nanaimo, British Colombia on October 2-4, 2012, to Continue Reading →