Theresa Spence
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Theresa Spence resigns as Chief of Attawapiskat; looks for higher officeChief Theresa Spence has resigned her post as chief of Attawapiskat First Nation to run deputy chief of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation.CanadaAug 12, 2015
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Attawapiskat First Nation must repay $1.8 million, government saysThe federal government is demanding the Attawapiskat First Nation pay back $1.8 million.CanadaNov 28, 2014
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Attawapiskat’s former co-manager charged with fraud, theftClayton Kennedy was the reserve's co-manager on and off for 11 years, and is the common law spouse of Attawapiskat's high profile chief, Theresa Spence.CanadaApr 8, 2014
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Idle No More march attracts much smaller protest groupOn the one-year anniversary of Idle No More, the aboriginal rights movement, about 50 activists marched from Victoria Island to Parliament Hill to protest a reform plan for aboriginal schools.CanadaDec 10, 2013
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Spence wins re-election as chief of Attawapiskat First NationChief Theresa Spence has reportedly been re-elected to a second three-year team as chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario.CanadaAug 28, 2013
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Group wants Attawapiskat vote delayedBand council elections Tuesday at the Attawapiskat First Nation will put Theresa Spence's leadership to the test.CanadaAug 27, 2013
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Feds don’t know whether Attawapiskat owes millions to governmentSix months after a scathing independent audit of Attawapiskat First Nation found a lack of documentation for tens of millions of dollars in federal funding, the government still doesn’t know if any of the money should be paid back.PoliticsJul 18, 2013
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Spence’s liquid diet must be phased out with medical help, doctor warnsAttawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence should be medically monitored to watch for these health complications as she breaks her liquid diet Thursday, a Canadian doctor says.HealthJan 24, 2013
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Chief says she’ll continue hunger strike until PM and native leaders meetPrime Minister Stephen Harper's acquiescence to Canada's protesting First Nations was greeted with joy Friday on Victoria Island, but it remained unclear whether it would temper mounting aboriginal frustration across the country.CanadaJan 4, 2013
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