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…
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‘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…
Trudeau apologizes to chief of Tk’emlups te Secwepemc after Tofino trip: PMO
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered a private apology to the chief of a British Columbia First Nation after passing up opportunities to…
TELUS launches Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk
TELUS launched Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk, a program that provides free smartphones and data plans to Indigenous women who are at…
Delivering on TRC recommendation 57: training public servants
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Delivering on TRC recommendation 66: youth programs
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action
By Lisa Korteweg, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University; Pauline Tennent, Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba, and Tesa Fiddler, Indigenous…
Delivering on TRC recommendations 87 to 91: Sports
How the Government of Canada has been responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action on sports and reconciliation The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the…