Kerry Coast

Can AFN Leave Shore with Atleo at the Helm?

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Fri, 2012-07-20
The re-elected National Chief has given coastal warnings before: pull together; don't rock the boat.

Sliammon Treaty Ratified Amid Total Voting Chaos

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Tue, 2012-07-10
With incomplete voter eligibility guidelines, payments dangling over a "yes" vote and hard questions unanswered, the Final Agreement passed with 57 percent approval

Sliammon members who voted on their Fir

BC Treaty Advocate Elected Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Syndicated from Dominion Paper on Mon, 2012-06-25

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BC treaty advocate elected Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Sun, 2012-06-10

The 11th Session of the top forum for indigenous peoples in the world began with a lurch. The sixteen-member Forum elected, by acclamation, Grand Chief Edward John to be their Chair.  The announcement was made during a preliminary meeting, May 6, 2012, before the two week meeting in New York City.