Indigenous Peoples Day marked with celebrations, protests

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) _ Indigenous people across the United States marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education campaigns and a push…

Another armed Indigenous vigilante group appears in Mexico

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Another armed Indigenous vigilante group has appeared in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. In a video posted on social media…

Chief of Joyce Echaquan’s community says trust in Quebec health care system returning

JOLIETTE, Que. — Members of an Atikamekw community northeast of Montreal are slowly regaining their trust in Quebec’s health-care system, a year after Joyce Echaquan…

Group studies scourge of missing, murdered Native Hawaiians

HONOLULU — At first, he was just a boyfriend. He gave Ashley Maha’a gifts and attention. But then he gave her drugs and became controlling…

Metro Vancouver park renamed to reflect Indigenous history

BELCARRA, B.C. — A Metro Vancouver park has been renamed to include the site’s Indigenous name, which officials say will better reflect the area’s history.…

Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a ‘mistake’

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant…

Government consulting with remote Indigenous communities about mandatory vaccines

OTTAWA — The federal government is working on exemptions to its newly released mandatory vaccine policy for people in remote Indigenous communities, many of which…

‘Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,’ says chief of B.C.

KAMLOOPS, BC — Indigenous people have had enough apologies and want action from the Catholic Church and federal government, says the chief of the Tk’emlups…

No need for federal involvement in Alberta coal mine review, First Nations say

CALGARY — Two Alberta First Nations say they’re not convinced the federal government needs to be part of an environmental review for a large thermal…

Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation

OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective…

‘Put down your sword’: Federal Court dismisses feds’ Indigenous child welfare appeals

OTTAWA — A prominent child-welfare advocate wants Canadians to ask their MPs to urge Ottawa to cease its court battles around services and compensation for…

Systemic racism that led to death of Joyce Echaquan ‘well documented’: Quebec coroner

TROIS-RIVIERES — The existence of systemic racism in the way Joyce Echaquan was treated in a Quebec hospital is undeniable, coroner Gehane Kamel said Tuesday,…

Echaquan family announces lawsuit against Quebec hospital in wake of coroner’s report

TROIS-RIVIERES — Joyce Echaquan’s family said Tuesday it would launch legal action against the hospital where she died, hours after a Quebec coroner said a…

Rodney Levi’s death was result of ‘suicide by cop,’ N.B. coroner’s inquest told

MIRAMICHI — The fatal police shooting of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick last year was a case of “suicide by cop,” a researcher who…

Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan puts names to 300 of 751 unmarked graves

COWESSESS FIRST NATION — A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has identified about 300 unmarked graves at a former Indian Residential School site. Earlier this…