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Aboriginal Futures
APTN Interview with Sheilla Jones: Treaty Payments
When treaties were signed they were agreements to share Canada's growing prosperity with the original people of this land. It was a $4- to $5-annual payment for every man, woman and child back then. Today, it remains a $4 to $5 payment, depending on what treaty area...
Another Spate of Suicides Up North
There is what the CBC Radio host refers to as “yet another spate of suicides” occurring in yet another northern Indigenous community. In this case, it is in Attawapiskat, the First Nation that briefly became famous when its then Chief Theresa Spence staged a...
Canada Fails Churchill’s Test
I’ve just sent $5 to the Public Safety Minister, the minister in charge of Canada’s Orwellian-named Correctional Service. He spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually on hell-hole prisons—hundreds of dollars per inmate a day. But they do no correcting to enable...
Featured News
Copper is Signaling Expansion and Rising Inflation; Gold and Silver are Confirming Those Trends
The price of copper has long been a bellwether for economic conditions. The price is strongly correlated to economic activity, industrial production and economic growth in general. It is also highly correlated with the Canadian dollar and economy. The red metal’s...
Climate Pandering is Self-Defeating for Canadian Banks
Canada’s national policy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitates divesting from fossil fuels. There is just one problem: massive outstanding loans from banks to the oil and gas industries. The oil and gas sector makes up more than 10 per cent of the...
Cuts at Aboriginal Affairs an opportunity to improve spending efficiency
First Nation leaders are expressing alarm over expected budget cuts at Aboriginal Affairs. Some leaders are calling for "doom and gloom" scenarios as Aboriginal Affairs is not expected to be spared as the federal government seeks to find $4 billion in annual savings...
Oil sands protesters ignore impact on Aboriginals
Many of those protesting the oil sands in Ottawa (especially the Keystone XL pipeline) likely believe they have the sanction of First Nation communities in opposing oil sands development. It is certainly true that some First Nations have stated their opposition to the...
FSIN Debacle Shows the Need to Heed Rules: Grassroots should play more role in organization
The improper and illegal removal of a Saskatchewan First Nation leader underscores the importance of ensuring First Nation organizations follow proper procedure and also allow grassroots input into the leadership selection process.
Internal squabble within Saskatchewan First Nation organization shows need for change
For those not following Saskatchewan media, internal divisions within the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) appear to be growing.
The dispute pits Guy Lonechild, chief of the FSIN, against the member First Nations of the organization, which have passed a motion of non-confidence in their leader.
The Nisga’a Treaty: Over 10 Years Later
PowerPoint slides which accompanied Frontier’s Policy Analyst Joseph Quesnel speech for the release of The Nisga’a Treaty: Over 10 Years Later Policy Series in Vancouver, BC on June 27, 2011.
The Costs of Caledonia: Six Nations had other options
The Caledonia land dispute is not simplistic and requires peaceful, independent adjudication, not an excuse to commit senseless violence.
Non-viable reserve in Manitoba seeks new settlement
In the past, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy looked at a controversial proposal for First Nation communities in non-viable locations to voluntarily seek new settlement, often closer to urban centres in order to take advantage of economic and educational...
Finalizing land claims
A stir has erupted over media reports by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) that the federal government is adopting a "take-it-or-leave-it" position with First Nation communities involved in specific land claims, which are claims involving the Crown not...
New Grand Chief Should Lead Reform: Leader must reject status quo
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is selecting a new grand chief, which highlights the opportunity to be transformative and bold on numerous policy fronts, including how the AMC chooses its leader.