Quebec invests $15 million to improve cultural security of Indigenous patients
MONTREAL — Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities. The concept of…
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Indigenous led program helps improve water in Ontario First Nations communities
More than 20 First Nations across Ontario are taking part in a new project aimed at improving the drinking water standard in their communities. The…
Iroquois treaty celebrations to be held virtually for 2020
The yearly commemoration of the Canandaigua Treaty is being moved to a virtual event for 2020. This year marks the 226th anniversary of the historic…
‘We are at risk:’ Leadership sounds alarm as COVID 19 cases surge among First Nations
WINNIPEG — Grand Chief Arlen Dumas shook his head in shock when he saw the line indicating new First Nations infections on a chart during…
Feds add $204M for anti pandemic measures in Indigenous communities and institutions
Ottawa will spend an additional $204 million targeted at child care, education and infrastructure to help Indigenous communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin…
Witness recalls man laughing after throwing trailer hitch at Indigenous woman
THUNDER BAY — Two friends who were with a man when he threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont., have…
Trial of man accused in death of Indigenous woman struck by trailer hitch begins
THUNDER BAY — The trial of a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman will hinge on the question of whether evidence…
Lobster dispute: RCMP release images of men near fish plant that was torched
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia RCMP released images Friday showing two men walking away from a fish plant on the night it burned to the…
N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps
HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing…
N.S. Mi’kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps
HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing…
More funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID 19 response: AFN
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations regional chief in Alberta says First Nations' capacities to respond to COVID-19's second wave are dwindling because of…
National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he’s waiting for action on racism in RCMP
OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he looks forward to learning more about how Public Safety Minister Bill…
Focus on infrastructure, involve community to fix reserve water issues: observers
The evacuation of a remote Ontario First Nation over the latest development in a decades-long water crisis has highlighted the need to focus on reserve…
Manitoba First Nations officer charged after police watchdog investigates
AMARANTH —An officer with the Manitoba First Nations Police Service has been charged with unlawfully being in a home. The province's police watchdog says an…
Indigenous led clinic to help Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan’s death
MONTREAL — The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec's Lanaudiere region: provide “a culturally secure space''…