Indigenous Leader
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New CMA president says he has a plan to change Canada’s ‘faceless’ health-care systemDr. Alika Lafontaine’s term as president of the Canadian Medical Association comes at a time when health care is collapsing and crises are overlapping.CanadaOct 8, 2022
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Assembly of First Nations chief says suspension is ‘unlawful’, seeks court orderRoseAnne Archibald was suspended by the AFN's executive committee and national board of directors on June 17, following a public statement she made the day before.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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After seven terms, former Splatsin First Nation chief talks legacy, futureThe most important thing to do, says Wenecwtsin, is to look after the future, the children and make sure we implement our own laws and processes based on Secwépemc values.FeaturesJan 16, 2022
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Voting for new Assembly of First Nations chief to take another day, moves to 4th ballotA new Assembly of First Nations chief will now be determined on Thursday as a virtual vote continues to replace outgoing leader Perry Bellegarde.CanadaJul 7, 2021
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Indigenous leader spending 27 hours in prison cell without food or water to honour MandelaDerek Nepinak, former grand chief of the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs, is spending 27 hours without food or drink in a reproduction of Nelson Mandela's prison cell – one hour for each year Mandela spent in prison for fighting apartheid.CanadaDec 3, 2018
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National suicide strategy urged after deaths of 2 youths in northern Ontario: First Nations chiefThe deaths of two 12-year-old girls from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario are further evidence of the need for a national suicide strategy to help protect children across Canada, a prominent indigenous leader says.CanadaJan 12, 2017
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Ontario may create new northern ridings for First Nations communitiesOntario may create at least one new northern riding in addition to 15 new seats, which could result in the election of the province's first indigenous MPP.CanadaNov 25, 2016
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