Hamilton Volkswagen car controversy on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Hamilton Volkswagen has apologized to an Indigenous artist after posting a social media photo of a 2024 Atlas beside her new art installation by the…

Indigenous groups stand firm with child welfare law before Supreme Court

EDMONTON — Some Indigenous nations say they are prepared to continue enforcing their jurisdiction over child welfare if Canada’s top court sides with Quebec in…

Food insecurity among Indigenous kids is a ‘public health crisis,’ doctors say

Family physician Dr. Rebekah Eatmon sees parents in tears, frustrated that they can’t provide enough healthy food for their children. “I’ve never met an Indigenous…

Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

By Michael Hill ONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY — The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrank its territory from what was once…

15 ‘potential’ gravesites found near former Yukon residential school

CARCROSS, Yukon — Yukon First Nation elder Sandra Johnson says the discovery of 15 potential graves near the site of a former residential school has…

Ways to participate in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation each year. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential…

Conference seeks to enrich ministry to Catholic-Indigenous populations

Representatives from Catholic Indigenous organizations came together last week with Catholic Bishops from the Episcopal Conferences of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States…

Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

TORONTO — Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario demanded a meeting with Doug Ford at the legislature…

TMX route change leads to question about Liberals’ commitment to reconciliation

OTTAWA — Trans Mountain Corp. insisted Tuesday it is committed to “meaningful engagement” with Indigenous communities, after it was given the green light to move…

Manitoba Tories pledge millions for First Nations run drug treatment centre

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives are promising millions in capital funding to go toward the development of a new First Nations-operated addiction centre if re-elected…

Mohawk Mothers seek halt to excavation amid former Montreal hospital grave search

MONTREAL — A group of Indigenous women were in Quebec Superior Court trying to stop drilling and excavation at the former site of a hospital…

Climate protest at Times Square during UN Summit

NEW YORK CITY — On the morning of Tuesday, September 19th, Indigenous peoples on the frontlines of the climate crisis on Turtle Island took over…

Supporters of Leonard Peltier hold rally, urging clemency

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday,…

Chiefs of Ontario demand return of all removed greenbelt land parcels

The Chiefs of Ontario have released the following statement following an Emergency Chiefs Assembly and subsequent media event with First Nations Leadership, pertaining to the…

APTN calls for new board members

APTN, the world’s first national Indigenous broadcaster, invites qualified individuals to apply to join its board of directors. This unique opportunity allows selected candidates to…