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Poverty, treaty rights to top AFN agenda (Nov. 1, 2005)

Aboriginal veterans honoured in Normandy (Oct. 30, 2005)

'North of 60' actor poised to run for Liberals (Oct. 25, 2005)

Ottawa not fully liable for residential school claims: Supreme Court (Oct. 21, 2005)

Inuit activist wins Northern Award (Sept. 15, 2005)

Over half of aboriginal children obese or overweight: study (Aug. 15, 2005)

Premiers agree to tackle aboriginal poverty (Aug. 10, 2005)

Cape Breton Mi'kmaq site recognized (July 31, 2005)

Ahenakew found guilty of promoting hatred; fined $1,000 (July 8, 2005)

AFN urges residential school survivors to accept 'good deal' (July 6, 2005)

Ontario First Nation signs diamond mine agreement (July 3, 2005)

Labrador Inuit land claim passes last hurdle (June 24, 2005)

Native education, employment rates improve: StatsCan (June 23, 2005)

First Nunavut law class graduates on Aboriginal Day (June 21, 2005)

Jobless rate for natives double non-native rate (June 13, 2005)

First Nations university faces cash shortfall, internal politics (June 7, 2005)

Sask. to hire more aboriginal cops, court workers (May 13, 2005)

RCMP to probe old stories of sled dog slaughters (May 11, 2005)

Ottawa, N.W.T. reach 'interim arrangement' on Mackenzie pipeline (May 10, 2005)

Residential school abuse victim awarded damages (April 29, 2005)

'Extinct' First Nation gets ancestral bones back (April 27, 2005)

Canada ranked low in UN native report (April 11, 2005)

Haida set up blockades on Queen Charlottes (March 29, 2005)

Manitoba First Nation banishes 2 alleged gang members (March 22, 2005)

Minister won't probe Innu band's finances (Feb. 17, 2005)

$3 million missing from Labrador band (Feb. 16, 2005)

Labrador's Inuit cheer land agreement (Jan. 22, 2005)

Ottawa ordered to return $360 million to Samson Cree (Dec. 17, 2004)

Aboriginal sentencing circle ruling upheld (Dec. 16, 2004)

Canada accused of ignoring violence against aboriginal women (Oct. 4, 2004)

CALEDONIA:

Tensions grow as native protesters return to Ontario site (Apr. 20, 2006)

Native protesters expect police will evict them (March 23, 2006)

Native protesters face deadline to leave subdivision (March 22, 2006)

KASHECHEWAN:

Poverty, treaty rights to top AFN agenda (Nov. 1, 2005)

Kashechewan evacuees head for Ottawa (Oct. 31, 2005)

Boil water advisory tops 9 years for B.C. native community (Oct. 31, 2005)

McGuinty visits Kashechewan evacuees (Oct. 30, 2005)

Water purification unit heads to Kashechewan (Oct. 29, 2005)

Cheers greet news that reserve will be moved (Oct. 28, 2005)

Ont. seeks places for Kashechewan evacuees (Oct. 28, 2005)

Former council member says treatment plant made too small (Oct. 27, 2005)

Ottawa promises to clean up water, offers to move aboriginal community (Oct. 27, 2005)

Ottawa 'missing in action' over reserve's bad water: McGuinty (Oct. 26, 2005)

Ontario to airlift 1,000 from Cree reserve (Oct. 25, 2005)

E. coli in Cree community worries PM (Oct. 24, 2005)

Flooding forces people from Ontario reserve (April 24, 2005) Indian Affairs ordered to pay fine to native band (Nov. 28, 2000)

SHESHATSHIU:

Sheshatshiu in shock: Band Chief (March 11, 2004)

Evacuation order lifted in Labrador (July 5, 2002)

Evacuees in Labrador hopeful as firefighters tackle flames (July 4, 2002)

Out of control fire forces evacuation of Labrador communities (July 3, 2002)

Gas sniffing resurfaces in northern Labrador (Jan. 7, 2002)

Rehabilitated Innu children clean so far (Nov. 15, 2001)

Innu children to be released from detox centre (March 30, 2001)

Innu say treatment money withheld by Ottawa (March 15, 2001)

Former nun says church covered up Labrador abuse (Feb. 28, 2001)

Labrador Innu accuse church and schools of abuse (Feb. 26, 2001)

Innu children face more health problems (Feb. 8, 2001)

Accounting firm takes control of Innu finances (Jan. 23, 2001)

Davis Inlet children flown to St. John's for treatment (Jan. 9, 2001)

Governor general to help raise money for Innu (Dec. 17, 2000)

Ottawa pledges help for young Innu addicts (Dec. 13, 2000)

Officials struggle to stop gas-sniffing children (Dec. 12, 2000)

Governor General and Innu leaders meet at Rideau Hall (Dec. 11, 2000)

Innu leaders storm out of meeting (Dec. 7, 2000)

Traditional methods part of Innu children's healing (Dec. 6, 2000)

Ottawa promises Innu treatment centre (Nov. 27, 2000)

Tobin pledges Liberal support for Innu (Nov. 26, 2000)

Innu leaders demand to see PM Sunday (Nov. 25, 2000)

Innu leaders plead for help for solvent-addicted kids (Nov. 24, 2000)

Second Innu community cries for help (Nov. 23, 2000)

Young Innu addicts start difficult detox programs (Nov. 22, 2000)

Some Innu children leave Sheshatshiu (Nov. 22, 2000)

Offer of help may not be enough for Innu (Nov. 20, 2000)

Social workers need parents' permission to treat young addicts (Nov. 20, 2000)

Social workers descend on Innu village of despair (Nov. 17, 2000)

Nfld. debates removing young Innu addicts (Nov. 16, 2000)

Innu village desperate to save children (Nov. 15, 2000)

5 die in Labrador house fire (Oct. 27, 2000)

Innu woman takes over chief's office in housing protest (Jan. 8, 2000)

'Parents responsible for suicides in Innu community' (Nov. 12, 1999)

Innu of Labrador seek comfort and change (Nov. 11, 1999)

Tobin says don't blame Ottawa for 'Innu problem' (Nov. 8, 1999)

Innu say they need government help to battle drug problem (Aug. 13, 1999)

Alcohol ban lifted in Innu community - problems follow (Aug. 9, 1999)

Innu community bans alcohol (July 23, 1999)

Innu accept leader's criminal past (Dec. 3, 1998)

STEPHEN KAKFWI:

N.W.T. premier won't seek re-election (Oct. 1, 2003)

Kakfwi retracts De Beers 'blood diamonds' charge (Sept. 10, 2003)

MLA calls for reform of N.W.T. government (Oct. 29, 2002)

N.W.T. premier faces revolt over severance deals (Oct. 28, 2002)

N.W.T. Premier Kakfwi wins vote of confidence (Oct. 29, 2001)

N.W.T. elects new premier (Jan. 17, 2000)

BC TREATY REFERENDUM:

B.C. treaty vote results favour government (July 03, 2002)

B.C. treaty vote results ready (July 3, 2002)

Voter response low to B.C. treaty referendum (May 15, 2002)

Critics call for boycott of B.C. treaty referendum (April 4, 2002)

B.C. judge allows treaty referendum to proceed (March 27, 2002)

Treaty referendum questions tabled by B.C. government (March 13, 2002)

British Columbians to vote in treaty referendum (Nov. 30, 2001)

B.C. to press ahead with treaty referendum (Aug. 17, 2001)

B.C. premier vows to fight referendum on treaties (May 7, 2001)

TREATY 8:

Treaty 8 officials urges province to capitalize on, not block Kyoto (Sept. 15, 2002)

NWT Akaitcho and Treaty 8 having second thoughts (March 15, 2002)

Alberta First Nations tax ruling shocks taxpayer federation (March 8, 2002)

Court ruling exempts some aboriginals from taxes (March 7, 2002)

CTF uses charter to dispute Treaty 8 case against Ottawa (Nov. 23, 2001)

B.C. Indian band signs historic treaty (April 27, 2000)

THE WINNIPEG 911 MURDERS:

More staff needed for Winnipeg police communications: 911 report (Oct. 29, 2002)

Winnipeg 911 operators need more training (Dec. 18, 2001)

Police memo causes stir at 911 inquiry (Dec. 18, 2001)

911 murder inquest hears first testimony (Dec. 10, 2001)

Murderer won't give evidence at 911 inquest (Dec. 5, 2001)

Manitoba coroner orders inquest in 911 murders (May 11, 2001)

Winnipeg judge orders release of 911 murder tapes (May 2, 2001)

Aboriginal groups want investigation into botched 911 response (April 26, 2001)

Winnipeg police admit mishandling sisters' calls for help (April 25, 2001)

Winnipeg justice minister grants 911 probe (Feb. 19, 2000)

Police response to 911 calls under scrutiny (Feb. 18, 2000)





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QUICK FACTS:
Total population of Canada: 31,414,000

Total people of aboriginal origin: 1,319,890

Origin

North American Indian:
957,650*
Métis:
266,020*
Inuit:
51,390*
More than one aboriginal origin:
44,835

Reserves

People of aboriginal origin living on reserve: 285,625

People of aboriginal origin living off reserve: 1,034,260

People of non-aboriginal origin living on reserve: 36,230

(Source: 2001 Census, Statistics Canada)
*includes people of a single aboriginal origin and those of a mix of one aboriginal origin with non-aboriginal origins

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