As of April 6, there are 635 active COVID-19 cases in First Nations which represents a drop of close to 85 per cent from the highest point in January when there were over 5,000. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

Vaccinations making a difference in First Nation communities say officials: aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

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Albert Dumont told APTN News he is honoured to be chosen as Ottawa’s newest poet laureate and said he will do his best to erase bigotry and discrimination in Canada’s capitol city. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=169224

Young Mohawk student moves schools after being forced to stand for national anthem aptnnews.ca/national-news/… by Jamie Pashagumskum

📣The data is clear!📣 COVID-19 cases are going down due to an effective vaccination campaign in First Nations across the country. First Nations have been leaders in addressing vaccine misinformation and getting the shot into the arms of our Elders and other vulnerable people.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Cross Lake First Nation in Manitoba is fighting an outbreak of COVID-19 among its young people. Miller added that the Pfizer vaccine will now be available to children 12 and over. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=172418

Some First Nations leaders are asking for the upcoming Assembly of First Nations elections for national chief to be postponed because they feel it would be unfair to do so during a pandemic. The elections are set to take place in July. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=172693

Millions announced for Indigenous law reform will ‘breath life back’ into nations says Samson Cree Nation lawyer | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=172900

Skyler Williams, spokesman of the 1492 Land Back Lane occupation on disputed Haudenosaunee territory, said warrants have been hanging over his head since 2020 and he would like to start the judicial process because his family needs him. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=173132

Skyler told me this in no way means they will cease their occupation at 1492 Land Back Lane.

Archibald joins Alvin Fiddler as the second candidate from Onario Jodi Calahoose-Stonehouse of Alberta and Cathy Martin of Listuguj have also declared Story here by Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

Listuguj Mi’gmag Nation member Cathy Martin has announced her candidacy for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. She says her political proficiency at the community and grassroots level make her a good candidate for the role. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=173243

Nous sommes troublés par le terrible accident impliquant John Tavares et lui envoyons nos meilleures pensées. We'd like to express our concern for John Tavares and are sending him our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

'We were clearly an afterthought and perhaps even an unwelcome intruder': NWAC has lost confidence in the government’s process to address violence against Indigenous women because officials have put politics and not families first. aptnnews.ca/?p=174161

“We want real action. That is what justice demands." Canadian opposition party leaders for once are in total agreement, saying that the Liberal government has not lived up to its obligations to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. | Jamie Pashagumskum aptnnews.ca/?p=174264

Ottawa is excluding thousands of First Nations families from settlement talks in a national class-action lawsuit. Currently, Canada plans to fight in court versus a large segment of class members. APTN's Jamie Pashagumskum asked the prime minister if he'd change his mind:

SCOOP: The Biden administration is buying 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world. Biden will make the announcement at the G7. Story with Emily Rauhala. washingtonpost.com/politics/biden…