Chiefs from First Nations across Ontario gathered in Ottawa this week to meet with federal opposition leader Thomas Mulcair and members of his caucus, as well as Liberal critic for Aboriginal Affairs Carolyn Bennett. Chiefs pushed both parties to consider critical First Nations priorities in their upcoming election platforms including...
Bill C-51 is about control, not terrorism
As Indigenous peoples we have experienced the oppression and control of Canada’s colonist government for the past 150 years. We have suffered through policies and laws that have tried to exterminate us, assimilate us, oppress us and silence us. This is our experience in our homelands, and it continues to...
First Nations youth from across Ontario gather in London to address health issues in their communities
First Nations youth from across Ontario will gather at a three-day symposium addressing youth health and wellness in London on March 20-22. The event, hosted by the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) will feature a series of workshops to help the youth learn wellness strategies to take back...
First Nations political leaders participate in national roundtable on missing and murdered Indigenous women, continue to call for a national inquiry
First Nations leadership from across Canada met with government representatives at a national roundtable on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Ottawa today. The roundtable brought together more than 150 delegates including First Nations Chiefs, Premiers, federal and provincial ministers, and representatives from First Nations organizations. Deputy Grand Chief Denise...
MMIW: Victims and families deserve more than an accused abuser as an advocate
We live in a world where 1,200 of our Indigenous daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties and friends have gone missing or been murdered since 1980. A world where our justice, health and social service systems are failing these women and girls every single day. Our missing and murdered women deserve more,...
First Nations Leaders Champion “Our Own Inquiry” for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Political leaders from First Nations across Ontario have joined together to begin their own inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women at a three-day gathering in Thunder Bay this week. The gathering will bring together 15 First Nations families who have experienced a loss with leaders from First Nations communities...
Batchewana First Nation Announces Election Results
On December 2, 3014 a polling notice was issued notifying the Batchewana First Nation’s Band Members of the 2015 election. Candidates began their campaigning, which included a submission in the First Nation’s Special Election Newsletter stating individual platforms and priorities. Voting took place in the Thunderbird room at the Rankin...
AIAI Chiefs meet with newly elected National Chief Perry Bellegarde
The Chiefs of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians hosted an inaugural meeting with the newly elected National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on Wednesday. “We are here to set our relationship off on a good track and to share critical priorities from our...