When he stepped down to battle cancer in June, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton promised he would return to Parliament Hill in Ottawa...

First Nations leaders across Canada are at odds with the ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development over the timing on land claims negotiations...

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo has suggested abandoning both the Indian Act and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (A...

First Nations from across Canada are gathering in Moncton, New Brunswick, this week, hosted by the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Nations, as representatives from 633 First Nations gather to...

Respect was a major theme running through the recent International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining when it comes to aboriginal cultures and partnerships...

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI) have vowed to work together on a comprehensive plan that puts North America’s indigenous...

How can aboriginals in Canada take advantage of mining and energy opportunities without being taken advantage of ?...

Federal law changed over the weekend ostensibly in favor of First Nations citizens, but it may be something of a double-edged sword...

It’s time to treat aboriginals as the equals they are and scrap not only the Indian Act but also the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Assembly of First Nati...

The Conservative Party, whose candidates mostly ignored aboriginal groups’ pre-election interview requests and declined to answer questionnaires on their stance to the nation’s ind...