Wet’suwet’en elected chiefs call on Crown Indigenous Relations Minister to resign

VANCOUVER — The elected leadership of several First Nations split over a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia are calling for the immediate resignation…

Irish repay 150-year-old debt

Donations to native American tribes who have been badly hit by the coronavirus crisis are flooding in from Ireland as they repay a debt dating…

AIAI honours MMIWG

The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was recognized in 2018 to happen annually on May 5. This was…

Canada’s COVID 19 death toll passes 4,000; feds announce help for farmers

TORONTO — The number of people in Canada killed by COVID-19 passed the 4,000 mark on Tuesday, as provinces eased anti-pandemic restrictions and the government…

Ontario fire marshal says fire deaths up; warns against putting masks in microwave

Ontario’s fire marshal says there’s been an increase in fire deaths this year as COVID-19 measures force many people to stay home and do more…

National chief calls COVID 19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming

REGINA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde notes…

IndigiNews launches to serve B.C. First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities

OKANAGAN VALLEY — A new digital platform for local news serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in BC was launched on Tuesday. IndigiNews is…

Joint statement on Memorandum of Understanding on Wet’suwet’en rights and title

SMITHERS, BC – Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser and Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett issued the following…

Indigenous casting call for new documentary series

Starting in April of 2016, the first season of Merchants of the Wild (MOTW) was aired on APTN as a historical documentary of indigenous survival.…

Inuksuk Campaign begins in support of urban Inuit youth

OTTAWA — On April 28, it was announced that Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) in Ontario is fighting back against the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting Urban Inuit…

DJ Shub officially releases first single in over a year

“Calling All Dancers” and Announces Weekly Livestream TORONTO — DJ Shub (Dan General) was excited to announce the official release of Calling All Dancers on…

Americans are protesting the pandemic

Canada is flattening the coronavirus curve. With so many parameters, restrictions and lay offs, public health experts say that a graph of positive tests shows…

Two dead in Brantford-Brant from COVID-19

BRANTFORD — Two people have died after complications from COVID-19. A male and female, both in their 80s, are the latest local casualties in the…

Tobacco manufacturer making protective equipment for frontline workers

SIX NATIONS — Grand River Enterprises says they are now manufacturing personal protective equipment for security guards working the checkpoints around the community. Approximately 100…

Feds pledge $306M aid for Indigenous businesses suffering COVID 19 losses

OTTAWA — The federal government will provide $306 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses suffering the economic effects of the COVID-19…