B.C.’s children’s rep says funding practices for Indigenous child welfare are flawed

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s representative for children and youth says the system of funding child welfare services for Indigenous kids is “deeply flawed” and there’s…

‘Truth, justice and healing:’ Metis and Inuit delegates meet with Pope Francis

ROME — Angie Crerar says she was nervous when she walked into a room at the Vatican and came face to face with Pope Francis.…

Kansas lawmaker apologizes for equating gavel with tomahawk

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House member has apologized after asking a Native American lawmaker if she used a tomahawk rather than a gavel…

Province and First Nations advocacy group team up to create youth healing lodge

THOMPSON — The Manitoba government and a First Nations advocacy group are working together on what the government says is a first-of-its-kind youth healing lodge…

Mounties lay new charge against Oblate priest, Inuit delegates ask Pope to intervene

Mounties have laid a new charge against a Roman Catholic priest who has previously avoided trial for multiple allegations of sexual abuse linked to his…

Suit filed over threat to ban Native Americans from hotel

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a federal courthouse in a South Dakota city Wednesday to cheer the filing of a…

Independent committee finds racism, discrimination in Greater Toronto Hockey League

TORONTO — An independent committee, formed by the Greater Toronto Hockey League, has found that racism and discrimination do exist in the GTHL and that…

‘Those belong in our communities:’ Delegates tour Vatican’s artifacts collection

ROME — Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier sat down in a taxi as she left a private tour of the Vatican Museums and fell deep into thought.…

Victoria council committee supports voluntary reconciliation fund; final vote April 7

Victoria has moved a step closer to introducing a voluntary reconciliation fund that will give homeowners the option of contributing financially to local Indigenous nations…

Michelle Latimer documentary ‘Inconvenient Indian’ lands broadcast premiere on APTN

TORONTO — The National Film Board of Canada says Michelle Latimer’s documentary “Inconvenient Indian” will head to APTN next month, and be made available for…

Indigenous mother proposes class action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed…

Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts

Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue…

More than entertainment: Indigenous women are teaching through filmmaking

By Jocelyn Thorpe and Kaila Johnston Boys fish with their mother and grandmother. A young woman trains as a mixed martial artist. Relay riders race…

Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act

OTTAWA — Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow…

‘What is being hidden?’ Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifacts

Gerald McMaster has always wondered what mysteries and cultural objects are kept within the Vatican’s collection of Indigenous artifacts. The renowned First Nations curator and…