News/Indigenous
Neskantaga First Nation issues state of emergency after evacuation request denied
The Neskantaga First Nation issued a state of emergency on Saturday after it said a request for emergency evacuations due to broken down water infrastructure was denied...
Ottawa ordered to compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve child welfare system
Ottawa must pay tens of thousands of dollars to every First Nations child who was placed in the on-reserve child welfare system, following a...
Dior campaign for Sauvage perfume with Indigenous imagery draws criticism
A new ad campaign for a men’s fragrance by Dior claims to be “an authentic journey deep into the Native American soul,” but...
Developer offers to give land back to First Nation where Oka Crisis happened
Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and protester Brad Larocque come face-to-face at Kanesatake near Oka, Que., on Sept. 1, 1990. Now, a Quebec developer...
Powwows finding ways to go green, reducing waste and single-use plastics
The Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow will sell reusable cutlery to curb the use of single-use plastics. (Jessica Deer/CBC) Every July, the...
Teen excited to belt out national anthem in Cree at Blue Jays game
Kiya Bruno will be singing the Canadian national anthem in Cree and English at Saturday’s Toronto Blue Jays game. (CBC) Kiya Bruno will...
UNDRIP bill in ‘grave danger’ of dying in Senate, committee chair says
Sen. Lillian Dyck, left, and Conservative Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas, right, are at odds over Bill C-262. (CBC News) A bill aiming to...
231 ‘imperative’ changes: The MMIWG inquiry’s calls for justice
Commissioner Michèle Audette hugs families from Unamen Shipu, Que., after their testimony to the inquiry in 2017. (CBC) There are 231 steps that need...
Former Harper-era minister doubles down on calling MMIWG inquiry report ‘propagandist’
Former Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt blasts National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls report over ‘genocide’ finding. (CBC) A...
Genocide against Indigenous Peoples recognized by Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights now considers what has happened to Indigenous Peoples in Canada genocide. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) The Canadian Museum for...
Trudeau’s offer of Indigenous Services to Wilson-Raybould like ‘asking Nelson Mandela to administer apartheid’
The prime minister’s attempt to move Jody Wilson-Raybould to the Indigenous Services portfolio was a ‘deeply humiliating’ proposal and shows a lack of understanding and...
Widespread mould causing ‘health disaster’ in remote First Nation, MP says
MP Charlie Angus says he is “shaken up” after visiting a remote First Nation in northern Ontario, where seemingly every home has mould...
Liberals taking new approach for First Nations on-reserve education funding
The Trudeau government is changing how Ottawa allocates nearly $2 billion in annual funding for First Nations education to help ensure on-reserve students...
Coastal GasLink pipeline could face federal regulatory review
In addition to opposition from the hereditary chiefs of Wet’suwet’en Nation, the proposed Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline faces another battle that TransCanada says could put the project at...
Métis leader says UNDRIP bill ‘tainted’ by ‘potty-mouthed’ NDP MP
A prominent Métis leader says NDP MP Romeo Saganash “tainted” his private member’s bill to harmonize Canada’s laws with the UN Declaration on the Rights of...
A hereditary chief opens up about supplying his nation with free cannabis oil
Hereditary chief Wil Marsden has made a name for himself in his community as the guy you see if you need access to...
