Politics

Aboriginal Canada Portal
(http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/eng/index.html)

Your single window to First Nations, Métis and Inuit online resources and government programs and services.

Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council
(http://www.anishinabenation.ca/eng/home_en.htm)

The fundamental priorities of the AANTC are the protection and advancement of the aboriginal rights issues and the provision of assistance and services to the participating communities in advisory and technical fields.

Assembly of First Nations - AFN
(http://www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=3)

The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada. The AFN represents all citizens regardless of age, gender or place of residence.

Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
(http://www.apnql-afnql.com)

The AFNQL has been created in May 1985 and it is the occasional meeting point for the Chiefs of 43 communities of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador. The AFNQL holds Chiefs’ Assemblies four times a year, at which time it is empowered with different political mandates. The Chiefs gathered in Assembly elect, for a three-year mandate, a Chief of the AFNQL.

Atikamekw First Nation Band Council
(http://www.atikamekwsipi.com/)

This Website has been specifically designed to inform you further on our political and administrative organization, and also to familiarize you with the Atikamekw Nation.

Comité de solidarité avec les Indiens des Amériques (CSIA)
(http://www.csia-nitassinan.org)

In French only - SORRY

Informer sur les réalités des Premières Nations du continent Américain et combattre les mythes réducteurs.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
(http://www.abo-peoples.org)

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is a nationally incorporated umbrella organization that represents the interests, nationally, of its provincial and territorial affiliate organizations across Canada.

Conseil Tribal Mamuitun
(http://www.mamuitun.com)

In French only - SORRY

En décembre 1990, les Chefs des communautés de Mashteuiatsh, Essipit, Betsiamites, Uashat mak Mani-Utenam et Matimekush adoptèrent une position pour mettre sur pied une organisation régionale de services, répondant aux besoins communs dans des domaines variés.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
(http://www.fsin.com)

The Federation is committed to honouring the Spirit and Intent of the Treaties as well as the promotion, protection and implementation of Treaties that were made with the First Nations more than a century ago.

Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
(http://gcc.ca)

The Grand Council of the Crees is the political body that represents the approximately (2003) 14,000 Crees or “Eeyouch” (“Eenouch” – Mistissini dialect), as they call themselves, of eastern James Bay and Southern Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec.

Indigenous Peoples and Governance
(http://www.pag-ipg.com/en/index.htm)

Welcome to this website on the research project Indigenous Peoples and Governance !

On this site, you will learn more about this important project, finance by the Major Collaborative Research Initiatives of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This project regroups 35 co-researchers, each with its own specific project, about a dozen of collaboraters and associate-researchers, as well as eight partners.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
(http://www.itk.ca)

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national Inuit organization in Canada, representing four Inuit regions – Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories.

Métis National Council (MNC)
(http://www.metisnation.ca)

For generations, the Métis Nation has struggled for recognition and justice in the Canadian federation. As a part of this history, beginning in the 1960's, the Métis Nation joined with First Nation and Inuit peoples, in pan-Aboriginal political organizations, to push forward their collective agendas.

Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat
(http://www.migmawei.ca)

In August 2000, the governing Mi’gmaq Councils of our three communities signed a historical Political Accord to unify our voices under the Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Assembly (MMA), with the objective to protect the rights of the Mi’gmaq of Gespe’gewa’gi.

Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network
(http://reseaumtlnetwork.com/Home.html)

Improve the quality of life of the Aboriginal people in the greater Montreal area. This will be done through a coordinated approach of like-minded organizations, programs, services and community groups and people to align our collective interests and support locally-driven initiatives.

Mouvement des Premières Nations du Québec
(http://mpnquebec.ning.com/)

In French only - SORRY

L'organisation vise à réseauter tous membres autochtones et leurs alliés ainsi qu'à encourager toutes les formes de participation citoyenne.

Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
(http://www.nwac.ca)

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of First Nations and Métis women within First Nation, Métis and Canadian societies.

Solidarity with Native People
(http://solidarite-avec-les-autochtones.org/)

In French only - SORRY

La lutte courageuse des Mohawks au cours de la crise d'Oka en 1990 a suscité beaucoup de controverse dans la société québécoise, mais certains ont choisi d'appuyer le dialogue et les droits des autochtones plutôt que d'encourager l'armée et la répression comme approche dans les relations entre la société québécoise et les autochtones.

The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
(http://www.fncaringsociety.com/)

Help and built the First Nations communities.

Violent victimization of Aboriginal people in the Canadian provinces
(http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2011001/article/11415-eng.htm)

Today, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics is releasing Violent victimization of Aboriginal people in the Canadian provinces, 2009. In 2009, as part of its General Social Survey program, Statistics Canada conducted a survey on victimization and public perceptions of crime and the justice system.