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  Idle No More urges Atleo to reject high-profile award

  Members of the Idle No More movement are calling on the chief of the Assembly of First Nations to refuse to accept a high-profile award.

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  Sen. Brazeau mocks Chief Spence, Idle No More movement

  Sen. Patrick Brazeau says he won’t apologize for mocking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence at a Conservative fundraiser earlier this week.

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  Idle No More protesters gather on Parliament Hill as MPs arrive back

  Hundreds of Idle No More protesters rallied on Parliament Hill on Monday, welcoming MPs back to work after the six-week winter break with demands for action on native rights.

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  National chief lays out timelines, priorities for talks with Harper

  National Chief Shawn Atleo is staking his ground for upcoming talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to improve the quality of life for First Nations.

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  Senator, Chief Spence engage in war of tweets over protest

  An angry post from Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s Twitter account calling Sen. Patrick Brazeau an 'Indian a**hole' was quickly deleted Thursday.

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  Chief Spence out of hospital after ending 6-week hunger strike

  Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence left an Ottawa hospital Thursday and, within an hour of her release, had signed a declaration of commitment to address First Nations treaty rights that effectively ends her six-week hunger protest.

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  Attawapiskat chief to end hunger strike

  Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence will end her hunger strike, a spokesperson said Wednesday, after six weeks of forgoing solid foods. Spence’s spokesperson, Danny Metatawabin, said First Nations leaders and opposition MPs signed a 13-point declaration that contains demands to be addressed in future meetings with the federal government.

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  Read letters between Chief Theresa Spence, Governor General

  Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and Gov. Gen. David Johnston exchanged letters following a reception held by Johnston on Jan. 11, with Spence stating that “it is imperative that yourself and the prime minister be present at a meeting of all First Nation Chiefs.”

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  Fractured First Nations chiefs sign request for meeting with Harper

  First Nations chiefs have set aside their differences and have signed on to a request for yet another meeting with the prime minister.

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  Atleo to return to AFN this week, urges First Nations unity

  The head of the Assembly of First Nations, Shawn Atleo, announced Monday he will return to work this week after a brief medical leave and urged First Nations leaders to form a united front as Idle No More protests continue.