B.C. First Nation near pipeline explosion files lawsuit against Enbridge
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation near the explosion of a natural gas transmission pipeline owned by Enbridge has filed a lawsuit…
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First Nations University president says he won’t seek another term
REGINA — The president of the First Nations University of Canada says he will not be seeking a second term and will step down when…
The significance of Jody Wilson Raybould invoking Indigenous ‘Big House’ laws
TORONTO — Rarely are Indigenous laws invoked on Parliament Hill, but that's exactly what happened this week when Jody Wilson-Raybould cited core values shaped by…
Liberals table ‘historic’ Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA — If an Indigenous woman in labour in Winnipeg is being challenged on whether she is fit to parent her newborn, Treasury Board President…
Philpott joins Wilson Raybould in resigning from cabinet over SNC Lavalin
OTTAWA _ Treasury Board president Jane Philpott resigned Monday from the federal cabinet, saying she's lost confidence in the way the Trudeau government has dealt…
Taiaiake Alfred resigns from University of Victoria’s Indigenous Governance program
The University of Victoria’s Indigenous Governance (IGOV) program will have a new face leading the program, after the figure at its centre will no longer…
Violence in Akwesasne following cannabis dispensary raid
AKWESASNE/ST REGIS — Two raids in one month on a collectively owned cannabis dispensary on Akwesasne led members in support of the dispensary to clash…
Indigenous researchers plant seeds of hope for health and climate
Authors: Hannah Tait Neufeld, Assistant Professor of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph; Brittany Luby, Assistant Professor of History, University of Guelph, and…
First Nations boil water issues ‘enormously complicated’: Morneau
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the “enormously complicated'' effort to end all drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities isn't being held back by…
Federal bill would make Sept. 30 holiday for Indigenous reconciliation
The House of Commons heritage committee approved a measure Tuesday to make the last day of September a National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Police seek missing woman
BRANTFORD — Brantford Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 19 year old female, Danielle Raymond. Raymond is a 19-year old female…
Soldotna man honours Dena’ina heritage with Anchorage statue (AK-Denaina-Statue)
By Victoria Petersen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KENAI, Alaska _ Near Anchorage's Ship Creek, a new bronze statue of an elder named Olga, a Dena'ina matriarch…
Study finds integrating cultural practices helps Indigenous women recover
VANCOUVER _ After recovering from the trauma of being separated from her family as part of the '60s Scoop, Roberta Price has co-authored a study…
Reaction to Liberals’ Indigenous languages law: ‘landmark’ and ‘colonial’
OTTAWA — A national Inuit organization says it is disappointed in the Liberals' new legislation meant to protect Indigenous languages. The Liberals tabled the bill…
Fund launched to honour missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
VANCOUVER — Canada announced a new fund to honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, including LGBTQ2S individuals. The…