Nation to Nation

Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says the spirit of the white paper is still alive on the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the AFN’s Special Chiefs Assembly.

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron is not convinced First Nations have been consulted enough over Ottawa’s proposed framework initiative on Indigenous rights.

And the family of Colten Boushie made a plea to the chiefs in attendance as they push for a Royal Commission to look into Colten’s death.

On a special west coast edition on Nation to Nation: Yale First Nation Chief Ken Hansen accepted a Kinder Morgan deal as his community’s way out of poverty.

Chief Aaron Sumexheltza of the Lower Nicola Indian Band has a conditional agreement to allow the Trans Mountain pipeline through his territory.

And constitutional lawyer Jack Woodward says First Nations and their rights need to be foremost in pipeline negotiations.

Our political panel of MPs debate how the federal government can possibly remove the uncertainty surrounding Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project without mass arrests.

We speak to a witness at a parliamentary committee studying the overhaul of the way projects, like pipelines, are reviewed and approved.

And a man arrested for protesting at Kinder Morgan’s tank farm in Burnaby BC has his first day in court.

Russ Diabo has been a frequent and vocal critic of the Assembly of First Nations, so he surprised everyone when he announced his intention to run for National Chief.

Two Ottawa area environmental activists talk about blocking the city’s traffic in support of opponents of the Kinder Morgan pipeline project.

And a British Columbia First Nation may be key to stopping the pipeline dead in its tracks.

An Indigenous activist says Indigenous people arrested at a Kinder Morgan protest camp in BC are being treated differently than non-Indigenous people.

N2N talks to two people who have been living at the camp continuously.

And a Vancouver lawyer is fighting to get her clients band membership despite them already having status.

Indigenous Crown Relations Parliamentary Secretary Yvonne Jones defends her government’s approach to an Indigenous rights framework.

The chief commissioner of Ontario’s Human Rights Commission explains why she thinks racism is pervasive and normalized in Timmins, Ontario.

And two Members of Parliament appeared before a House committee to explain why Indigenous languages should be easy to use in parliamentary proceedings.

William George talks about the watch house he hopes will stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in its tracks.

Dalhousie professor Amy Bombay says student on student abuse at residential schools was common.

And Chantell Barker talks about the over-representation of Indigenous women in prison at a UN session on the status of women.

A former gang member addresses a one day summit on gangs and guns hosted by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

MMIWG Chief Commissioner Marion Buller explains what the National Inquiry will do with the request for more time and money.

And a Nunavut MLA wants a more cautious approach to devolution discussions with the federal government.

The political panel takes one last look at budget 2018 to debate whether it’s enough to begin to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

A $1.3 billion commitment to conservation in the budget may be of benefit to Indigenous communities.

And Aboriginal witnesses appeared before a Senate committee to talk about the impact of the new cannabis law.

Cindy Blackstock says there is still work to do despite government efforts to close funding gap on child welfare.

Legal scholar Val Napoleon couldn’t be happier that the British Columbia government will fund an Indigenous law program at the University of Victoria.

And a Haida lawyer explains why two Haida men shouldn’t have been detained by Canada Border Services.