Behind the scenes of N.L.’s failed attempt to rename Red Indian Lake
JOHN’S — A push to change the offensive name of a Newfoundland lake began with apparent plans for public consultation but ended in a flood…
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Wilfrid Laurier University launches project to examine life and legacy of namesake
Southern Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the “complex legacy'' and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project.…
Singh meets with Indigenous leaders at residential school where unmarked graves found
KAMLOOPS — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is reiterating demands for more concrete action after meeting with Indigenous leaders at the site of a former residential…
Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies
LOS ANGELES — Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He…
First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated
WINNIPEG — A First Nations advocacy group in Manitoba is urging RCMP across the country to open criminal investigations into all former residential schools following…
Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school
WINNIPEG — A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into…
Residents from four First Nations in Manitoba sent to Winnipeg due to wildfires
WINNIPEG — By the time Virginia Thomas left her home community of Bloodvein First Nation in eastern Manitoba on Monday evening, a nearby wildfire had…
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and…
Singh blasts Liberal ‘hypocrisy’ on National Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is “hypocritical'' for saying it wants to make reparations for past sins against…
Nova Scotia town to change street name, citing slaughter of Indigenous people
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — The town of Bridgewater in southwestern Nova Scotia has joined the growing list of communities that have dropped the name Cornwallis from…
Ottawa to send more help to Kashechewan as First Nation fights COVID 19 outbreak
More help is on the way for a First Nation gripped by an outbreak of COVID-19 in northern Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday.…
Quebec premier rejects suggestion for statutory holiday to honour Indigenous Peoples
MONTREAL — Quebec isn't interested in adding a statutory holiday in the province to recognize Indigenous Peoples. Premier Francois Legault told reporters today the province…
Federal government gives money for residential school site research in Saskatchewan
The federal government is providing nearly $5 million for research into residential schools, unmarked graves and undocumented deaths in Saskatchewan. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett…
Citing role in ‘genocidal policies,’ history professors reach out to First Nations
FREDERICTON _ History professors at the University of New Brunswick are offering their research skills to Indigenous people looking for information about ancestors or seeking…
Feds couldn’t keep up with Indigenous communities’ demand for nurses, paramedics: AG
OTTAWA — The federal government was unable to meet more than half of the demands for nurses and paramedics from Indigenous communities and organizations during…