‘Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist’: Report on B.C. school board

VICTORIA _ A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is “vindicating,” the deputy chief…

Ryerson University’s board of governors approves recommendation to change name

TORONTO — Ryerson University in downtown Toronto will be changing its name. The school’s board of governors approved a motion today to accept all 22…

Government lends support to Indigenous communities to heal from impacts of residential schools

Canada is listening and will continue to listen to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families The Government of Canada says it is…

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

By Patty Nieberg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) _ Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to…

First Nation chief detained by fisheries officers in N.S. after launching fishery

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. _ The chief of Sipekne’katik First Nation was taken in for questioning by federal Fisheries Department officers on Monday, moments after he announced…

Little justice for child sex abuse victims in Indian Country

By Brendon Derr, Rylee Kirk, Anne Mickey, Allison Vaughn, Mckenna Leavens And Leilani Fitzpatrick THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The convicted child rapist emerged from the tree…

Australia pledges $1 billion to address treatment of Indigenous people

About $350 million is earmarked to compensate the ‘Stolen Generations’, or children taken from families By: The Associated Press Australia’s government on Thursday pledged the…

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics finalize as a staple in continuing culture

The first World Eskimo Olympics was held in Fairbanks in 1961 drawing contestants and dance teams from Barrow, Unalakleet, Tanana, Fort Yukon, Noorvik and Nome.…

Manitoba premier sorry for creating ‘misunderstanding’ about Canadian history

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister apologized Tuesday for comments he made almost a month earlier that angered Indigenous leaders and cost him a cabinet…

Behind the scenes of N.L.’s failed attempt to rename Red Indian Lake

JOHN’S — A push to change the offensive name of a Newfoundland lake began with apparent plans for public consultation but ended in a flood…

Wilfrid Laurier University launches project to examine life and legacy of namesake

Southern Ontario’s Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the “complex legacy” and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project.…

Mandy Gull Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation

CHISASIBI — Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec’s Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the…

TLL Announces Player Showcase for NLL Draft to come in August

Submitted to TRT Staff PHILADELPHIA & ONTARIO – The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League (TLL) working in partnership with the National Lacrosse League (NLL) is very pleased…

Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies

LOS ANGELES — Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He…

First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated

WINNIPEG — A First Nations advocacy group in Manitoba is urging RCMP across the country to open criminal investigations into all former residential schools following…