National chief calls COVID 19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming
REGINA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde notes…
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Chiefs concerned about mental health impacts of COVID 19 in their First Nations
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon…
Province defends COVID 19 checkpoints following criticism from Indigenous group
BEAUVAL — An Indigenous group in Saskatchewan is criticizing the province's management of checkpoints that are meant to protect northern communities experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.…
IndigiNews launches to serve B.C. First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities
OKANAGAN VALLEY — A new digital platform for local news serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in BC was launched on Tuesday. IndigiNews is…
Nunavut’s first COVID 19 case turns out to be false positive
IQALUIT — Canada's High Arctic may still be free of the novel coronavirus. A case of COVID-19 supposedly confirmed in the remote Nunavut community of…
Joint statement on Memorandum of Understanding on Wet’suwet’en rights and title
SMITHERS, BC – Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser and Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett issued the following…
Inuksuk Campaign begins in support of urban Inuit youth
OTTAWA — On April 28, it was announced that Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) in Ontario is fighting back against the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting Urban Inuit…
Retailer sued for replicating indigenous art
ANCHORAGE, AK — An Alaska Native cultural organization is suing luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, saying the Dallas-based company violated copyright and American Indian arts protection…
Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa’s COVID 19 response
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada's urban Indigenous population is being left behind by the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, according…
Six Nations not releasing local statistics on coronavirus infections
By Nahnda Garlow with CP files OHSWEKEN — Six Nations says it will not be releasing any data about coronavirus cases in the community. TRT…
Indigenous tourism being ignored by federal government, B.C. operators say
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press As the COVID-19 pandemic forces remote British Columbia communities to close their borders to outsiders, Indigenous tourism companies along…
First Nations face governance crisis as pandemic threatens elections
OTTAWA _ The chief of an Ontario First Nation says her community is caught up in bureaucratic and “paternalistic'' voting rules that could leave it…
COVID 19 crisis distracting from flood prone First Nation’s plight: NDP
OTTAWA — New Democrats say the COVID-19 pandemic is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern-Ontario First Nation whose residents have been…
Ottawa owes less than feds calculated in First Nations child welfare case: PBO
OTTAWA — Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa will have to pay up to $2.9 billion in compensation to First Nations children and families torn…
Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER — A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project…