First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines
EDMONTON — Five First Nations and three coal companies have written the Alberta government to ask for better Indigenous consultation on proposed mines in the…
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N.B. First Nation locates wreckage of crab fishing boat that capsized off Cape Breton
HALIFAX — A team from a New Brunswick First Nation will continue to look for a missing fisherman after his boat sank off the cost…
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short term gaps: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much…
Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada
OTTAWA — An American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region, the…
Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year
The coronavirus pandemic brought powwow season largely to a screeching halt last year. Some powwows cancelled their annual events; others went online only. Some held…
HCCC calls for moratorium on development — except for developers who work with HDI
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council says they are declaring a moratorium on all development along the Haldimand Tract — unless those developers make financial accommodations…
HCCC puts moratorium on all development in Haldimand Tract
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council says they are putting a moratorium on all development along the Haldimand Tract during a livestreamed statement on Tuesday in…
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals pledge $18 billion for Indigenous communities
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government plans to spend more than $18 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap…
Indigenous woman Joyce Echaquan posthumously awarded Rosa Parks prize in Quebec
An Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital last September shortly after she livestreamed degrading comments from hospital workers has been awarded a prize…
Mi’kmaq fisher argues feds becoming more aggressive in seizures of Indigenous gear
HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq man who has been battling for Indigenous fishing rights says the recent seizure of his crab traps suggests Ottawa is becoming…
‘Shocked and horrified:’ Video shows security in altercation with Indigenous woman
SASKATOON — The owner of a grocery store in Saskatchewan says he was “beyond shocked and horrified' by a video circulating online showing a security…
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Lake Babine Nation get funding from B.C. government
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has reached an agreement to give Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs $7.2 million in funding to support the implementation of their rights…
Anonymous Six Nations family donates funds to build local hospice
An anonymous donor has agreed to build a five-bed hospice on Six Nations with hopes to turn the keys over to the community by January…
COVID 19 situation in Ontario described as ‘dire,’ cabinet debates new restrictions
TORONTO – Ontario's COVID-19 situation is “dire,'' one of the province's top doctors said Thursday as the government considered new restrictions to deal with an…
Mounties enforced racist policies, RCMP commissioner says
OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties have enforced racist and discriminatory legislation and policies, and they should do better in the future.…