Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation reveal updated logo

MISSISSAUGAS — An updated logo reflecting a previous name change was revealed by the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation on Friday. The community, previously…

UN report highlights ‘abhorrent’ housing conditions for Indigenous people

A United Nations report is highlighting the role “abhorrent” housing conditions play in the poverty and exploitation that Indigenous people face in Canada and around…

Four teens facing murder charges in stabbing outside Hamilton high school

HAMILTON — Four teens face first-degree murder charges after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a southern Ontario high school, police said Tuesday…

Alberta bill proposes agency to help Indigenous groups invest in energy projects

EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to set up a new Crown corporation to help Indigenous groups invest in major natural resource projects. The United Conservatives…

Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The ancestral remains of Native American tribes that once called the cliffs of Mesa Verde National Park home will be repatriated as…

Quebec ‘has failed in its duty,’ premier says in apology to Indigenous peoples

Quebec’s premier apologized to First Nations and Inuit people Wednesday for discrimination they suffered in dealing with the state, noting the province had failed in…

More details needed in Manitoba response to Tina Fontaine report: advocate

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s advocate for youth says a lot more needs to be done if the government is to save children in care from the…

Self defence focus of appeal in shooting death of Ontario Indigenous man

TORONTO — The legalities of self-defence and what constitutes “reasonable” actions are the focus of the Crown’s appeal of a Hamilton-area homeowner’s acquittal in the…

Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier speaks at UN sustainability forum

NEW YORK — Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan Saturday. The 15-year-old activist from Wiikwemkoong First…

Lawyers for disqualified pot shop applicants say process was unfair

TORONTO — A legal battle over Ontario’s licensing system for retail cannabis stores focused Wednesday on the steps taken by the province to contact a…

Names of children who died in residential schools released in sombre ceremony

GATINEAU — Their anonymous deaths have been honoured and their names _ hundreds and hundreds of them — are finally known. The National Centre for…

Ontario considering alternative to pot wholesale model: sources

TORONTO — Ontario is considering alternative cannabis distribution models and intends to launch a consultation process in the coming weeks, according to sources familiar with…

The legacy of Oka in an era of supposed reconciliation

By Sean Carleton, Assistant Professor, Department of General Education, Mount Royal University Tensions are rising between the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) of Kanehsata:ke and the Quebec municipality…

Teaching truth and reconciliation in Canada: The perfect place to begin is right where a teacher stands

By Lindsay Morcom, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Ontario and Kate Freeman, Manager, Aboriginal Teacher Education Program, Queen’s University Faculty of Education, Queen’s…

Damning report from Quebec inquiry that looked at treatment of Indigenous people

VAL D’OR — A Quebec inquiry that examined relations between Indigenous communities and the provincial government has issued a scathing final report that says the…