Projects to focus on missing, murdered Indigenous peoples
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and five other states will participate in pilot projects to better co-ordinate investigative efforts surrounding cases of missing or murdered Indigenous…
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Native American votes helped secure Biden’s win in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, AZ —Voting rights advocates had long argued that if Native Americans and other minority groups were mobilized, they could be decisive in a tight…
Residential school survivors call on Ottawa and provinces for monuments
Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residential-school survivors and their families, says the director of…
‘Stop being so nice’: Alberta councillor apologizes for Indigenous homeless comments
SLAVE LAKE — A northern Alberta councillor says she is deeply sorry for recommending her town stop feeding and “being so nice'' to its Indigenous…
Accused guilty in woman’s death even if victim was ill before hitch assault: Crown
A clear link between the injury an Indigenous woman suffered when struck by a trailer hitch and her eventual death months later establishes the guilt…
Plan funds First Nations safety vessels, environment response depot in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are benefiting from a partnership through the federal Oceans Protection Plan to improve marine safety and protect the coastal…
Eastern Ontario reeve seeks to change road name derogatory to Indigenous women
OTTAWA — The council of Beckwith Township near Ottawa is proposing to change the name of a private road that includes a derogatory term for…
Lawyer for Indigenous man who died in N.L. jail renews calls for public inquiry
JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador's director of public prosecutions says a decision is expected “fairly soon'' on whether anyone will face charges for the death…
Prince George, B.C., school trustees unanimous in call for Indigenous members
PRINCE GEORGE — School trustees in Prince George, B.C., have voted unanimously to support the addition of two Indigenous trustees to the board. District 57…
Indigenous candidates’ wins in Congress give hope for change
By Felicia Fonseca THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. _ Internet access, health care and basic necessities like running water and electricity within Indigenous communities have…
‘Cultural genocide:’ Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT — A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being…
‘It only takes one:’ COVID 19 cases continue to surge among First Nations in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — David Monias has barely slept in weeks. The Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief says his phone rings off the hook day and night from…
Metis Scrip: how newborn Canada dispossessed indigenous people from the northwest
When Canada was still forming as a country, works were underway to displace indigenous people from their lands. For the First Nations people, they were…
Mi’kmaq First Nations joining with Premium Brands to buy Clearwater Seafoods for $1 B
HALIFAX — Premium Brands Holdings Corp. and a group of Mi'kmaq First Nations are buying Clearwater Seafoods Inc. for $1 billion, including debt. The deal…
Terry Fox, Indigenous advocates among diverse group on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA — A diverse group of notable Canadians, including Indigenous advocates and veterans, an Inuit artist and the first person of Chinese descent born in…