Group sues Colorado over law banning Native American mascots
DENVER (AP) _ A North Dakota-based organization representing Native Americans sued Colorado this week for a measure banning American Indian school mascots which was passed…
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Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) _ The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban indoor smoking in many…
Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.’s process for old growth logging deferrals
VANCOUVER _ Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging…
Canadian tech company with Indigenous founders takes on child welfare
Alo Solutions is a Canadian tech company with Indigenous founders that are committed to creating lasting positive change in the Canadian welfare system. Co-founders Devin…
Free menstrual products coming to on reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister (Hajdu-Menstrual-Products)
Free menstrual products will be available in on-reserve schools “very soon,'' the federal Indigenous Services minister said on Friday. “Period poverty should never be a…
Bringing our children home: the search begins
The search has begun. The former Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Canada’s oldest and longest-running residential school, has officially become the focus of a criminal death…
Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside ‘every child matters’ flag (Canada-Flag)
OTTAWA _ The Assembly of First Nations says it has found a solution that would allow the Canadian flag to be raised before Remembrance Day…
Federal leaders remember sacrifices, injustices endured by Indigenous veterans (Indigenous-Veterans)
OTTAWA _ Federal leaders marked the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans on Monday, as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Prime Minister…
Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA _ Elections Canada has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to…
Manitoba says attempts to engage on flood project with First Nations went unanswered
WINNIPEG _ The Manitoba government told a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday it spent years consulting with a group of First Nations about a multimillion-dollar flood protection…
Canadian journalists grappling with epidemic of online bullying, harassment: Survey
Canadian journalists are increasingly under attack online, with media workers facing “prevalent and pervasive'' harassment ranging from sexualized messages and attacks against their identity to…
World Diabetes Day 2021: Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?
A century after its discovery, insulin and other fundamental components of diabetes care remain beyond the reach of many who need them. Founders of World…
Study urges decision-makers to address First Nations food insecurity and sovereignty
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has announced the release of the Key Findings and Recommendations for Decision-makers of the First Nations Food, Nutrition and…
Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking (US-Navajo-Smoking-Ban)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) _ The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban indoor smoking in many…
Hwy. 6 closed temporarily in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation
The Hwy. 6 bypass in Caledonia was shut down over the weekend by Six Nations allies in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia over…