After N.B. police killing of Indigenous woman, chiefs demand systemic racism inquiry
FREDERICTON — The results of the recent coroner's inquest into the police killing of an Indigenous woman in New Brunswick demonstrate the urgent need for…
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Indigenous owned resort in B.C.’s Shuswap region damaged in fire but band to rebuild
CHASE, B.C. — Fire has destroyed part of an Indigenous owned and operated lodge in the southern Interior but the Little Shuswap Lake Band says…
Unmarked graves discovery transformed Kamloops B.C., First Nation: Governor General
KAMLOOPS— The atrocities, the death, the loss and the silence of residential schools that Indigenous Peoples knew about for so long is finally known by…
US report details church state collusion on Native schools
By Peter Smith THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A new Interior Department report on the legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans underscores how closely the U.S.…
Inquest to begin in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman during wellness check
FREDERICTON _ The lawyer for the family of an Indigenous woman fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., during a wellness check two years ago…
Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters’ wrongful conviction claims
David Milgaard was actively helping people who claim they have been wrongfully convicted right up until his sudden death, including two Indigenous sisters who have…
Indigenous languages ‘marginalized all the time’ in Canada: Mary Simon
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. — Think of your morning routine — after your alarm goes off and before breakfast, you probably unlock your phone and check emails,…
B.C. government gives $2.5M for Indigenous centre after concept plan is approved
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it will provide $2.5 million for an Indigenous centre in Vancouver after the approval of a concept plan.…
On-reserve COVID hospitalizations increased by nearly half in March
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says that there was a 45.5% increase in people living on reserves hospitalized due to COVID-19 in April. In all…
‘The land is my therapy’: healing centre encourages reconnecting with Inuit identity
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — On the shore of a still-frozen lake in front of a traditional Inuit dwelling with the spring sun melting the snow underfoot,…
Help heal Indigenous residential school trauma, public safety minister tells RCMP
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is directing the head of the RCMP to work closely with Indigenous communities to address the traumatic legacy…
Forced to relocate to a flood plain: Manitoba First Nation says protection is overdue
WINNIPEG — The marshy delta of Manitoba's Fisher River was not the original home of Peguis First Nation. But having been relocated there more than…
Sagkeeng First Nation to search Pine Falls Residential School grounds for unmarked graves
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, MB — The site fo the former Fort Alexander/Pine Falls Residential School is getting closer to searching school grounds for unmarked graves.…
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER — Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December…
Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in Montreal a ‘humanitarian crisis’
Montreal's ombudswoman described homelessness experienced by Indigenous people in the city as a “humanitarian crisis'' in a report released Wednesday. Nadine Mailloux conducted a six-month…