@FraserNeedham

Reporter/Correspondent at Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Ottawa Bureau

 Ottawa, Ontario
Joined August 2018
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The Liberals and NDP have signed a major agreement that includes four key measures on reconciliation | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/?p=197058

Liberal-NDP agreement includes promises to further reconciliation

The Liberal-NDP agreement will result in push for reconciliation, work on residential school burial sites and programs for MMIWG.

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An Inuit film festival called qaummatitsiniq nunarjuamit qaujimajakkanik premieres Wednesday night in Ottawa. The six short films use various forms of media, from traditional and computer animation to archival and more recent video. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/national-news/in…

Inuit film festival gets underway in Ottawa - APTN News

An Inuit film festival premieres Wednesday night in Ottawa. It’s called qaummatitsiniq nunarjuamit qaujimajakkanik which...

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The organization says there are various reasons for the under-reporting. One being the Inuit community may not feel completely comfortable filling out long data census forms not in their first language. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/?p=196254

35 years and counting: What Tungasuvvingat Inuit does for the community - APTN News

Ottawa’s major Inuit outreach organization is celebrating 35 years of helping the community this month. Tungasuvvingat...

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“Right now, we’re still trying to encourage people to be diligent with mask wearing.” Most masking restrictions in Ontario will be lifted March 21 although some northern First Nations remain cautious. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/national-news/no…

Northern Ontario First Nations not on board with lifting COVID-19 restrictions - APTN News

It’s been exactly two years today – on March 11 2020 – the World Health...

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An integrated unit of RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa police moved in quickly on convoy protesters Friday. By late afternoon, police said they had made more than 70 arrests. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/national-news/po…

Police moved in methodically Friday squeezing protesters out of downtown

By Friday afternoon, 70 people had been arrested, including four of the blockade's leaders, and semi-truck were being towed away.

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Canada’s rapidly rising real estate prices have dominated discussion in Parliament this fall but some say the Indigenous housing crisis is being left out of the conversation. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca?p=190342
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The extensions are largely targeted at the tourism and hospitality sectors who are being affected by new lockdowns and capacity restrictions. The benefits include $300 per week to workers who qualify and subsidies to affected businesses. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca?p=190645

Liberals extend benefits to help businesses, workers hit by Omicron

Canada continues to grapple with the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and Wednesday the federal government extended some benefits.

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Read this. Spread this far and wide.
Jeremy Katulka@JeremyKatulka4 Dec 2021
In the ~year since SK started administering covid vaccines, 1.7 million doses have been given. I’ve been working near-continuously in the ICU during that time and have yet to see a *single* patient with serious illness plausibly related to the “jab.”
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In her opening remarks to the Assembly of First Nations Assembly this morning, Grand Chief Roseanne Archibald says the trip to the Vatican later this month is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. #AFN #APTN National News
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An Indigenous delegation is making the trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis on Dec. 20. However, according to former Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine who is part of the delegation, an apology is not on the agenda. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca/national-news/pa…

Papal apology not on agenda during trip to Vatican delegate says

Survivors who have long been waiting for a Papal apology for the Catholic church’s role...

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The Assembly of First Nations released more information on its upcoming trip to the Vatican and meeting with Pope Francis, including the names of the 13 representatives that will make up the delegation traveling to Rome.
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As the Mounties’ third paramilitary raid on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory draws ire on an international scale, one expert says it’s time to “break up” the RCMP in order to rein it in. That's on this episode of Nation to Nation. aptnnews.ca?p=188669

It’s time to ‘break up’ the RCMP says expert on N2N

As the Mounties’ third paramilitary raid on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory draws ire, one expert says it’s time to “break up” the RCMP.

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'Enough with words and empty promises': Following Tuesday's speech from the throne, Indigenous organizations are expressing their impatience with the Trudeau government. They say the time to act is now. | @FraserNeedham aptnnews.ca?p=188555
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Parliament resumed and a hot topic of discussion included whether or not Conservative MPs will fully comply with the new rules around the House of Commons’ COVID-19 vaccinations. aptnnews.ca/national-news/co…

COVID-19 vaccinations dominate discussion on first day of Parliament

A hot topic was COVID-19 vaccinations and whether or not Conservative MPs will fully comply with the new House of Commons' rules.

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Buffy Sainte-Marie hopes new honour helps boost Indigenous music aptnnews.ca/national-news/bu…

Buffy Sainte-Marie hopes new honour helps boost Indigenous music

Cree singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has received many honours and is now on a stamp issued by Canada Post.

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Buffy Sainte Marie’s new commemorative stamp.
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At a gala event at the NAC in Ottawa where Canada Post will unveil a commemorative stamp in honour of Buffy Sainte Marie. Governor General Mary Simon, left, and Buffy Sainte Marie, right, take in the festivities.
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Some great investigative work here by APTN’s Ken Jackson and Cullen Crozier as they delve into the underside of Kenora’s sex trade and how it targets Indigenous women.
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@APTNInvestigate12 Nov 2021
OPP launches investigation into officer following sex trade allegations. Details of the investigation reveal the dark underbelly of Kenora hiding in plain sight. aptnnews.ca/investigates/opp…
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Murray Sinclair has been brought in to help bring a resolution to negotiations between First Nations groups and the federal government for on-reserve child welfare underfunding. With the end of the year looming, timelines remain tight.
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@APTNNews11 Nov 2021
The former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will aid talks between the federal government and child welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement to compensate First Nations children. aptnnews.ca?p=187423
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Cuthand: Moe's nation within a nation talk is laughable thestarphoenix.com/opinion/c…

Cuthand: Moe's nation within a nation talk is laughable

"It was a ridiculous assertion from Scott Moe and a ham-handed attempt to take pressure off his party’s mishandling of the province."

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