Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
OTTAWA — New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for…
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Saga over senator who posted anti Indigenous letters continues in Senate
OTTAWA — Lynn Beyak, the senator who posted derogatory letters about Indigenous people on her website, once again faces the prospect of expulsion from the…
Who should get Canada’s first COVID vaccines — the most vulnerable or superspreaders?
Initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are set to roll into the country in the next few weeks, and Canadians will be wondering where they…
Canada ‘must build back better’ for Indigenous people after COVID 19: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — Canada must invest in closing the gap for Indigenous people as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing head of the Assembly…
Alberta man charged with assault after Indigenous man beaten, car rear ended
AIRDRIE, AB — Telly Bear says he is feeling better but his wife is too traumatized to go out by herself after they were followed…
Perry Bellegarde won’t seek re election as head of Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won’t seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer,…
Indigenous groups criticize ABC series ‘Big Sky’ for insensitivity to MMIWG
VANCOUVER — Indigenous critics of ABC’s kidnapping drama “Big Sky” say it fails to acknowledge real-life missing and murdered Indigenous women and are extending their…
Mi’kmaq band councillor, two fishermen face charges in Nova Scotia fishing dispute
METEGHAN — An Indigenous band councillor and two fishermen are facing charges in relation to tensions that erupted on the water after a Mi’kmaq First…
Draft fishery deal possibly a ‘historic recognition’ of treaty rights: Mi’kmaq chief
A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a “moderate livelihood” fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of…
Trudeau says $542M bound for Indigenous bodies to set up child welfare services
OTTAWA — The federal government is sending $542 million to Indigenous groups to help them set up welfare services for children and families, Prime Minister…
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA _ A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia’s health-care system where extensive negative profiling of Indigenous patients affects treatment…
Indigenous led clinic to help Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan’s death
MONTREAL — The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec’s Lanaudiere region: provide “a culturally secure space”…
Trudeau walks back pledge to end boil water advisories on First Nations by 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked back a promise to lift all on-reserve boil-water advisories by 2021 on Friday, as the First Nation with Canada’s longest-standing…
Trudeau walks back pledge to end boil water advisories on First Nations by 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked back a promise to lift all on-reserve boil-water advisories by 2021 on Friday, as the First Nation with Canada’s longest-standing…
Mi’kmaq fisherman intends to fight federal charges alleging illegal lobster catch
HALIFAX — A fisherman from a Mi’kmaq community in Cape Breton says he intends to plead not guilty to charges of illegal fishing after his…