Brazil leader criticizes indigenous reserves
JACUNDA NATIONAL FOREST — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is criticizing his country's indigenous protection policies, which he says are used by outside forces to limit…
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Ontario rips up Ring of Fire deal with First Nations to pursue bilateral talks
TORONTO — Ontario is ripping up an agreement with First Nations on building road access to the Ring of Fire region in favour of pursuing…
Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self government agreement in Ontario
OTTAWA — Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that the federal government says would be the first of its kind if…
‘What our ancestors meant:’ Canada, First Nations create new park reserve
LUTSEL K’E — A deal on a vast new national park reserve in the North is being called a model for future relationships between First…
Five changes to Ontario’s sex ed curriculum
TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government released a new health and physical education curriculum Wednesday, including sex-ed components that are largely similar to the previous…
Trans Mountain puts contractors on notice to get ready for pipeline restart
OTTAWA — Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is set to restart in the next month, just in time for the official kick-off…
World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education to be held in Adelaide in 2020
Thousands of people from across the globe are expected to meet in South Australia for the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education 2020, which is…
Federal Indian Day Schools class action explained by lawyer
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council heard a presentation on the Federal Indian Day Schools settlement by one of the case’s lead lawyers. Jeremy Bouchard…
First Nations women finally to be treated equally under Indian Act: Bennett
OTTAWA — First Nations women will finally be treated the same as men under the Indian Act, enabling them to obtain the same status and…
Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides
MONTREAL — Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across the country to raise awareness…
Liberals’ cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: justice minister
MONTREAL _ Canadians with criminal records for simple pot possession can now apply for a pardon free of cost and with no mandatory five-year waiting…
Manitoba manhunt shows lack of resources for missing Indigenous women: advocates
WINNIPEG _ Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over northern Manitoba in a hunt…
Hawaii telescope backers seek permit for alternative site
BARCELONA — The director of a Spanish research centre said Monday that the international consortium that wants to build a giant telescope on Hawaii's tallest…
‘Not our best work’: RCMP apologize for handling of Indigenous woman’s death
EDMONTON — The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and…
‘There is no Oka crisis 2.0,’ Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers
MONTREAL — Kanesatake’s grand chief said Monday that his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis, despite tensions over a land dispute and…