Remaining residents in First Nation evacuated over water crisis watch over community
Residents left behind in a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has been largely evacuated over a water crisis battled the cold and separation…
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Bellegarde wants Brenda Lucki out as head of RCMP
OTTAWA _ The Assembly of First Nations has “lost confidence” in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki after months of unrest, National Chief Perry Bellegarde said Friday…
Voting by mail isn’t so easy on Native American reservations
MISSION, SD — The small, brick post office in Mission, South Dakota, sees steady business most days as people wait outside to allow one family…
Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID 19 (COVID-Indigenous)
OTTAWA _ The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the…
Feds commit $305M in additional funds for Indigenous communities during COVID 19
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money…
Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton remembered as statesman, defender of Mohawk rights
AdministratorMONTREAL — Tributes are pouring in for Joseph Tokwiro Norton, the longtime grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and an influential Indigenous leader…
Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey
MONTREAL — The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, survey results released…
Five B.C. First Nations say salmon decision shows systemic racism at DFO
OTTAWA — Five British Columbia First Nations are challenging a federal decision on salmon fishing in their territories this year, and they are accusing federal…
First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak’s suspension
OTTAWA — A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak’s suspension from the Senate.…
Federal delay of MMIWG action plan sparks dismay ahead of inquiry anniversary
OTTAWA — Disheartened, disappointed, disbelieving. But still determined. Indigenous women and leaders fighting to end violence against Indigenous women in Canada say that’s how they…
The coronavirus doesn’t exist in isolation — it feeds on other diseases, crises
By Tiff-Annie Kenny, Postdoctoral fellow, Universite Laval, The Canadian Press This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news,…
‘I can’t live on:’ Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press REGINA — Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often…
National action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women delayed
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says a national action plan to make life safer for Indigenous women and girls…
Powwow circuit disrupted by COVID 19, but organizers optimistic for 2021
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press Romaine Mitchell is confident that a summer without powwows will be “just a small blip” in the cultural history…
Hate crimes investigators in Vancouver seek suspect, witnesses in alleged attack
VANCOUVER — The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says one of its employees, an Indigenous woman, was the victim of a racially motivated attack Friday…