Health workers choosing Sask.

REGINA, SK, Feb. 28, 2007 - The provincial government's prescription for retaining and recruiting health professionals is proving effective, says the health minister. Read More>>

City proposes advisory committee for aboriginal issues

OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2007 - The city is expected to establish an aboriginal affairs advisory committee in the coming weeks to help co-ordinate assistance for 35,000 natives living in the national capital area. Read More>>

Suicide Prevention Program to Proceed in Sheshatshiu

Feb. 27, 2007 - The Honourable Tom Rideout, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, today announced that funding has been made available for the administration of a family suicide prevention program in Sheshatshiu. The program will be delivered by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation. Read More>>

Nothing to do in Sandy Bay

SANDY BAY, SK, Feb. 24, 2007 - The loss of $4 million drained from a trust account of one of Saskatchewan's largest First Nations has had a direct impact on the remote northern community of Sandy Bay, which has been devastated by a wave of suicides in recent months, officials say. Read More>>

Aboriginal groups file human rights complaint over child welfare funding

Feb. 23, 2007 - Officials with the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada formally filed a complaint today with the Canadian Human Rights Commission regarding lack of funding for First Nations child welfare. Read More>>

Ottawa must spend more to help First Nations: AFN

Feb. 23, 2007 - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations called on the federal government on Friday to spend an additional $5 billion over five years to help ease aboriginal poverty. Read More>>

BC forum tackles Aboriginal suicide

Feb. 22, 2007 - The British Columbia government will be helping fund an initiative to discover the causes of suicide among Aboriginals in the province. Read More>>

Aboriginal leader calls for action on first nation poverty

Feb. 22, 2007 - A prominent First Nation organization is poised to release a plan calling for drastic action against poverty within Aboriginal communities. Read More>>

Natives underfunded, neglected by feds: Group

Feb. 22, 2007 - Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice is the target of a campaign against Native poverty set for launch tomorrow by the country's most prominent national Native organization. Read More>>

Epidemic of suicides plagues Sask. community

SANDY BAY, SK, Feb. 22, 2007 - This northern Saskatchewan community is reeling following an epidemic of suicides, the most recent victim a 15-year-old girl. Read More>>

Businesses urged to help create jobs on Indian reserves

OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2007 – Living conditions among Aboriginal people are a disgrace and a political time bomb, Phil Fontaine, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says, and he is asking corporate Canada to join with Indian leaders to solve the poverty problem. Read More>>

Survivors Wait While Lawyers Squabble

VANCOUVER ISLAND, Feb. 22, 2007 - Disputed legal fees mean compensation payments are again delayed. Read More>>

Canada denies racism

GENEVA, Feb. 22, 2007 - Turning ot Aboriginal issues, Canada came under fire from a UN anti-racism committee this week for the low quality of life among indigenous communities. Read More>>

Aboriginal groups scrutinize Canada's treatment of indigenous peoples

Feb. 21, 2007 - Canadian Aboriginal groups are preparing to castigate the government at an upcoming United Nations session which will look at racial discimination. Read More>>

Putting a Price on Suffering

VANCOUVER ISLAND, February 21, 2007 - Abused in a residential school, Billy Keitlah is eligible for $150,000 in compensation. But he doesn't want the money. Read More>>

Hundreds of young girls work Winnipeg's sex trade

WINNIPEG, Feb. 21, 2007 - Police, government and community agencies say that hundreds of children in Winnipeg are being sexually exploited, either forced to work as prostitutes or in "survival sex" to get access to food, housing and drugs. Read More>>

Diabetes Expo offers something for everyone

BROOKS, AB, Feb. 21, 2007 - Estimates place the number of Canadians with diabetes at over two million, with the highest prevalence among seniors and Aboriginal people. Read More>>

Higher-income Canadians more likely to seek medical attention

OTTAWA, Feb. 21, 2007 - Even in Canada’s public health care system, income is determining whether a person sees a doctor, a new study has found. Read More>>

Fewer multiple teen births, but higher rates linked to aboriginals: StatsCan

Feb. 21, 2007 - Teenage girls were far less likely to have two or more children in 2003 than they were a decade earlier, says a Statistics Canada report released Wednesday. Read More>>

Suicide prevention alive and well

Wetaskiwin, AB, Feb. 20, 2007 - Do you know someone who committed suicide? In the Best Western Wayside Inn, 22 aboriginal participants were exploring that question as part of an innovative anti-suicide program known as White Stone. Read More>>

March meeting called by chief to deal with drug and alcohol issue

Whitefish Bay, ON, Feb. 20, 2007 - Whitefish Bay Chief Warren White has called a general band meeting for March, where the community will be invited to deal with drug and alcohol use on the First Nation. Read More>>

Tribes, First Nations form St. Mary's River alliance

Bawating, North America, Feb. 20, 2007 - Following the historic signing of the St. Marys River Treaty in November, 2006, two Canadian First Nations and two Native American Tribes have formed a new alliance that will work to protect the ecosystem of the St. Marys River. Read More>>

Kidney patients on the rise

WINNIPEG, Feb. 19, 2007 - The number of Manitobans being treated for kidney-related illnesses is going up every year. Read More>>

Funds for homeless stuck in treasury

OTTAWA, Feb. 18, 2007 - More than $70 million in federal money earmarked for the homeless was never spent, despite an urgent need across the country, says an internal study. Read More>>

Aboriginal healing quilt on display

WINNIPEG, Feb. 19, 2007 - Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross today took part in a welcoming ceremony for an Aboriginal healing quilt that will be displayed in the Manitoba Legislative Building. Read More>>

New board tackles old ambulance funding debate

KENORA, ON, Feb. 16, 2007 - In only its second regular meeting on Thursday, the new Kenora District Services Board waded right into a long-standing debate on what is adequate funding for ambulance services to First Nations in the region. Read More>>

A new view of body image

SASKATOON, Feb. 15, 2007 - A University of Saskatchewan researcher wants to know if the way aboriginal girls feel about their bodies is different from the general female population. Read More>>

First Nations women leaders issue strong statement at conclusion of historic meeting

VANCOUVER, Feb. 14 - First Nations women chiefs and councillors released an eleven point consensus statement today following the conclusion of an historic three-day meeting in Vancouver. Read More>>

NAN Grand Chief to attend meeting of North-South Partnership

THUNDER BAY, ON, Feb. 14 - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy will attend a meeting of the North-South Partnership for Children in Remote Ontario First Nation communities Friday, February 16, 2007 in Toronto, ON. Read More>>

$1.49 M infusion means new hospital for Sioux Lookout

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Feb. 9, 2007 - With site preparation set to begin this spring, the new Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre could be completed by late 2009. Read More>>

National Chief responds to Minister Prentice's dismissal of the First Nations Child Welfare Crisis

OTTAWA, Feb. 8, 2007 - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine recently announced that the AFN is considering filing a Canadian Human Rights Complaint against the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) based on discriminatory funding of First Nation Child Welfare Agencies. Read More>>

Time for Action Conference Empowers Métis to Make a Difference

EDMONTON, Feb. 8, 2007 - Over 200 people gathered at a Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) conference in Edmonton this week (February 7-9, 2007) to discuss the many challenges affecting the quality of life of the Métis community in Alberta. Read More>>

Cases of kidney failure rise as more Canadians develop diabetes: report

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2007 - The soaring rate of Type 2 diabetes among Canadians is fuelling a dramatic upsurge in cases of end-stage renal failure - a disease that can only be cured with a kidney transplant, says a report released Wednesday. Read More>>

Smoking research gets award

Feb. 7, 2007 - A Lakehead University student's research project is getting some major acclaim. Read More>>

Cash not solution to natives' plight: Prentice

OTTAWA, Feb. 6, 2007 - Canada already spends a considerable amount of money on native children in foster care, and more cash is not necessarily the answer, Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice said yesterday, defending his department as it faces a human-rights complaint from the Assembly of First Nations over funding. Read More>>

Living conditions for First Nations 'unacceptable': Fontaine

Feb. 6, 2007 - First Nations people in Canada live in "Third World" conditions, with a lack of access to clean water and decent housing, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday. Read More>>

Canada's New Government Announces Health Human Resources Initiative with the Métis Nation

OTTAWA, Feb. 6 - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced $10 million in funding to support efforts to increase the number of Métis working in Canada's health care system. Read More>>

AFN launches complaint over child-welfare crisis

Feb. 5, 2007 - The Assembly of First Nations is filing a human rights complaint against Ottawa over underfunding of child-welfare services on reserves. Read More>>

No promises on wait times, Clement says

Feb. 5, 2007 - Health Minister Tony Clement has signalled the government will not be able to deliver a national patient wait-time guarantee before the next election, but is claiming "leadership, progress and momentum" based on federal pilot projects that have upset the provinces. Read More>>

Manitoba's 'Third World'

PUKATAWAGAN, Feb. 4, 2007 - A dozen residents of southern Manitoba received a real eye-opening experience Saturday when they visited the northern community of Pukatawagan. Read More>>

Feds push to improve Aboriginal health gets plaudits from Fontaine

Feb. 2, 2007 - A national Aboriginal body is showing its approval for the federal government's push to improve Aboriginal health conditions. Read More>>

Alberta looks at unique solution for Aboriginal mental health issues

Feb. 2, 2007 - A provincial mental health organization is working to change the way it deals with Aboriginal mental health issues. Read More>>

A slap in the face of every Canadian

Feb. 3, 2007 - The catastrophe of native life in Canada is old news. Decades pass, reports are drafted, articles are published, and nothing happens. Canadians have become as remote to the suffering as spouses in a stale marriage. Read More>>

First Nations women use 'photo voice' to tell stories

SASKATCHEWAN, Feb. 1, 2007 - A group of First Nations women in Saskatchewan are telling stories about their lives through the lens of a camera. Read More>>

National Chief welcomes renewed support of the First Ministers meeting and conservative platform targets by the Health Council of Canada

OTTAWA, Feb. 2, 2007 - National Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations applauds the Health Council of Canada for its extensive report on the performance of federal, provincial and territorial governments with respect to First Nations' health. Read More>>

Health Council of Canada says public not getting information needed to evaluate progress of health care renewal

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2007 - While the federal, provincial and territorial governments are making gains - and making good - on some commitments to renew health care, Canadians are not getting the detailed information they need to measure progress in improving health care, the Health Council of Canada concludes in its annual report to Canadians released today. Read More>>

Aboriginal mental health framework increases awareness for health service providers and policy makers

EDMONTON, Feb. 1, 2007 - The Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB), in cooperation with the AMHB Wisdom Committee, today launched a framework that will change the way health care providers approach Aboriginal Mental Health. Read More>>