The Six Nations Farmers Association is looking to build a $5.6 million agricultural resource centre and supermarket on the territory, filling a long-time void for…
REGINA — First Nations leaders and relatives of a young Indigenous man shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm are expected to address findings today…
SASKATOON — Before she even opened her mouth, Debbie Baptiste had already sent her message. Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “Justice for Indigenous,” the mother…
FREDERICTON — Chiefs of New Brunswick’s six Wolastoqey First Nations are claiming victory following a court decision that would see the province share a portion…
TORONTO — Crystal Bell of the Matawa Health Co-operative recalls seeing elders relax and chat with each other after receiving their first COVID-19 vaccines earlier…
TORONTO — The Canada Infrastructure Bank is launching a program dedicated to upgrading transportation, clean power and internet networks in Indigenous communities, but advocates say…
A national Inuit women’s organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Rebecca Kudloo, president of Pauktuutit Inuit…
WINNIPEG — Manitoba RCMP have charged a 16-year-old boy with second-degree murder in the death of a Metis woman. The remains of Tamara (Norman) Benoit,…
OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties have enforced racist and discriminatory legislation and policies, and they should do better in the future.…
PETERBOROUGH — Relatives of a dead Indigenous woman have formally asked police in Peterborough, Ont., to upgrade charges against her alleged assailant. Cileana Taylor, 22,…
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory says ongoing colonialism and…
OTTAWA — There is no evidence that Canada’s history of colonialism has made Indigenous people any more hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than the…
First Nations with road access in northern Ontario are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the first dose was administered in 31…
This week we learned of a RCMP Civilian Review and Complaints Commission report on Colten Boushie. The report detailed the RCMP’s “diplomacy” in relating the…
By Elaine Ho, PhD Candidate, Social and Ecological Sustainability program in Integrated Water Management, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo and Richelle…