Lynn Beyak, who defended ‘good’ of residential schools, retires early from the Senate
OTTAWA — Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak is leaving the upper chamber three years before her mandatory retirement and defiantly standing by her views on residential…
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Indigenous woman left with concussion after RCMP arrest in northern Saskatchewan
REGINA — An RCMP professional responsibility unit is investigating a complaint after an Indigenous woman says she was tackled and hit by officers at a…
Indspire announces new bursary
Indspire says it’s former President and CEO Roberta Jamieson has donated a cash prize award given to her to create a new bursary for Indigenous…
N.L. Indigenous leader criticizes investigation that cleared officer in violent video
JOHN’S — The leader of a Labrador Indigenous group says he has zero confidence in an investigation that cleared an officer of wrongdoing who was…
A look at new restrictions under Ontario’s stay at home order
TORONTO — Ontario has declared a state of emergency and issued a stay-at-home order that will take effect Thursday in response to surging COVID-19 infections…
RCMP charge 23 people after violent incident last fall in Nova Scotia lobster dispute
MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO, NS — Nova Scotia RCMP say 23 people face charges in connection with a violent confrontation at a lobster pound that was…
More than half Manitoba’s active COVID 19 cases are in First Nations population
WINNIPEG — Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with…
Land rights; pandemic response top priorities for Chief and Council this year
Land rights and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic will be the top priorities for Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council in 2021. Two…
Australia changes word in anthem to honour Indigenous people
CANBERRA, Australia —Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity'' and the country's…
11 active cases of COVID 19 reported in eastern Quebec first nation
MONTREAL _ The government of the Listuguj First Nation, in eastern Quebec, says there are now 11 active cases of COVID-19 in the community. The…
Former residential school in Lower Post slated for demolition: premier
LOWER POST, BC — A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and…
Atlantic First Nations building geothermal greenhouses to address food insecurity
PETER'S, NS — The Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton is one of several Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada that is launching a project to…
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
By Christine Fernando As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper…
A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton’s 12 wards
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton approved a bylaw earlier this month to change the names of its 12 wards to Indigenous ones. Here are…
10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail
ST. JOHN’S — Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death…