Native Canada Tribes have launched movement to renegotiate treaties with government: Canada tribes have demanded more autonomy from Canada government

Natives up pressure on Canada’s PM over treaty rights

The grand chief of Canada’s one million natives on Thursday pressed Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with community leaders to fix “broken” treaties, as protestors threatened economic upheaval. “First Nations across this country have been voicing concern and frustration with a broken system.

Indigenous and Human Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Supporting Chief Spence and #IdleNoMore

Canadian Progressive World

Twenty-four indigenous and human rights groups have issued the following joint statement supporting the #IdleNoMore grassroots movement and Chief Theresa Spence, who is in the fourth week of her indefinite hunger strike on Ottawa’s Victoria Island, just across from the Canadian Parliament.