Chiefs support call for appeal in Khill acquittal

TORONTO — The Chiefs of Ontario are supporting a call to the Attorney General seeking an appeal in the acquittal of Peter Khill. Khill was…

Cornplanter’s tomahawk returned to museum

ALBANY — A long-missing tomahawk given to a Seneca Indian leader by President George Washington in 1792 will go on display at the New York…

Indigenous Languages Act coming

OTTAWA — New federal legislation will put Inuktitut language speakers on equal footing with other language speakers across Canada. The hopes lay in a new…

Mother of MMIW victim launches class-action against RCMP

REGINA — The mother of a missing indigenous woman in Regina is launching a multi million dollar class action lawsuit against the RCMP for mishandling…

First Nations residents don’t trust water quality

OTTAWA — A new study shows First Nations people on reserves don’t trust the drinking water quality in their communities. The research was don’t by…

Lawyer with MMIW inquiry resigns, citing government interference

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced he’s resigned, and in a statement cites…

First Nations poised to challenge Nova Scotia’s marijuana monopoly

HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia First Nations appear poised to take on the province’s marijuana monopoly _ including one Mi’kmaq community that has enlisted Olympian Ross…

Jury acquits Peter Khill in the shooting death of Jonathan Styres

SIX NATIONS — Frustration and emotions were running high in the indigenous community this week after a Hamilton jury acquitted Peter Khill of second degree…

Pipeline purchase will up the federal deficit

OTTAWA — The purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will add a significant amount to the federal deficit. A new study from the Institute for…

Alberta government staff to take day course on Indigenous history, culture

EDMONTON — A three-year program to help government staff better understand Indigenous culture and history is to start in Alberta next week. Richard Feehan, the…

Nearly half of youth incarcerated are Indigenous: Statistics Canada

WINNIPEG — Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable…

Ceremony to be held marking grand opening of Nova Scotia Indigenous court

WAGMATCOOK, NS — A ceremony was held Thursday marking the grand opening of a unique court on Nova Scotia’s Wagmatcook First Nation. The Nova Scotia…

Indigenous prof resigns in protest over lack of Aboriginal faculty, curriculum

HALIFAX — An Indigenous professor at Saint Mary’s University is resigning in protest over what she calls the Halifax university’s failure to “indigenize the academy”…

Quebec minister under fire from First Nations groups for comments on air ambulances

MONTREAL —Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette is defending himself over allegations he made insensitive comments about Indigenous people who use the province’s air ambulance system.…

Indigenous protesters in Washington declare Trans Mountain won’t be built

VANCOUVER — Cedar George-Parker remembers the moment he decided to devote his life to defending Indigenous people and their traditional territories. It was the one-year…