APTN, CBC formalize commitment to support, develop, broadcast more Indigenous content
TORONTO — APTN and CBC have teamed up to create and air more Indigenous TV productions, news and information programming. The networks say the goal…
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Inuit community threatens legal action against Quebec government to protect caribou
MONTREAL — An Inuit community in Quebec says it's prepared to sue the provincial government to protect dwindling caribou herds. The Innu Council of Pessamit…
Washington Legislature OKs missing Indigenous women alert
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Monday approved an alert system to help identify and locate missing Indigenous people. The system, which Attorney…
‘What about Timber Bay?’ Survivor wants home recognized as residential school
Yvonne Mirasty was nine years old when she was taken. “When my mom got home from work, we were gone.'' Along with her siblings, Mirasty…
Dead toddler’s mom in Saskatchewan wants police fired over domestic dispute response
An Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan wants police officers fired over their response to a domestic dispute in which she says she was detained and her…
Indigenous groups still aim to buy Trans Mountain pipeline, even as costs soar
CALGARY — Indigenous-led groups remain committed to pursuing ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, even as cost overruns for the pipeline expansion project soar. Last…
US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said Tuesday he and other officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes…
Panama investigates claimed forced Indigenous sterilization
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors and human rights officials went to the region of Panama's Ngobe-Bugle people Monday to investigate claims by a dozen Indigenous…
First Nation health ombudsperson’s office to be established in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON — An ombudsperson's office being created in Saskatchewan will be the first in Canada to help address racism against Indigenous people trying to get…
Native American statue’s placement in Atlanta reconsidered
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia'' following a…
Indigenous and Black federal inmates see more use of force: correctional investigator
OTTAWA — Indigenous and Black federal inmates in Canada experience more use of force than any other racial group, the country's correctional investigator reported on…
Dropping First Nations COVID 19 infections brings hope Omicron wave has passed
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the…
‘Should be an alarm bell’: Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three…
First Nation says 54 potential graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION — A First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan says it has found 54 potential graves believed to hold the remains of children who…
House fire that killed young siblings shows need for housing support: chief
WINNIPEG — The leader of a northern Indigenous community in Manitoba says the death of three young siblings in a house fire has shattered the…