Algonquin grand chief begins hunger strike over Ottawa Indigenous Peoples’ space

OTTAWA — An Algonquin grand chief is on a hunger strike, protesting the fact her community is not an equal partner in the development of a major centre for Indigenous Peoples in Ottawa. Grand Chief Verna Polson of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council began her hunger strike late Monday, and it continues Tuesday with the leader also refusing […]