B.C. First Nation seeks ‘real action,’ urges conditions for papal visit to Canada

KAMLOOPS — Leaders of a British Columbia First Nation say it would be “deeply meaningful” to welcome Pope Francis to their territory during a visit…

Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief

Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal…

Ontario lifts capacity limits where proof of vaccination is required

TORONTO — Municipal leaders and business owners in Ontario welcomed the lifting of capacity limits for facilities requiring proof of COVID-19 immunization on Monday, but…

Ignore debaters and denialists, Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples fits the definition of genocide

By Sean Carleton, Assistant Professor, Departments of History and Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba and Andrew Woolford, Professor, Sociology & Criminology, University of Manitoba  …

Ontario university sports are overwhelmingly white, report finds

University athletics in Ontario are overwhelmingly white, from student athletes to coaches to administrators, according to a new report that found rampant systemic racism in…

Supreme Court orders new trial in shooting death of Indigenous man

OTTAWA — An Ontario homeowner who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016 is headed back to trial, the Supreme Court…

Labrador group says Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami can’t ‘unilaterally’ decide who is Inuit

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Labrador’s NunatuKavut Community Council is pushing back against the group representing Inuit in Canada after its president asked Ottawa to…

N.B. chiefs call on commissioner to denounce gag order on land acknowledgments

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s six Wolastoqey chiefs called on the province’s new commissioner on systemic racism on Monday to take a stand against the provincial…

City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations

VERNON, B.C. — The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who…

Tk’emlups leaders’ open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate…

Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lending the most significant boost yet to efforts to…

Pre Hispanic woman sculpture replaces Columbus in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A replica of a mysterious pre-Hispanic sculpture of an Indigenous woman was chosen Tuesday to replace a statue of Christopher Columbus…

Chief of Joyce Echaquan’s community says trust in Quebec health care system returning

JOLIETTE, Que. — Members of an Atikamekw community northeast of Montreal are slowly regaining their trust in Quebec’s health-care system, a year after Joyce Echaquan…

Truth and Reconciliation marked across southern Ontario

Indigenous people and allies came out in large numbers to mark the first-ever national Truth and Reconciliation at various events across Southern Ontario last week.…

‘Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,’ says chief of B.C.

KAMLOOPS, BC — Indigenous people have had enough apologies and want action from the Catholic Church and federal government, says the chief of the Tk’emlups…