The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) asserts that there are 47.8 billion reasons for chiefs to endorse a child welfare reform […]
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Supreme Court: Crown Disrespected First Nations Treaties for 150 Years.
For the past 150 years, the governments of Ontario and Canada have disregarded their treaty obligations to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes, the […]
B.C. First Nation Reclassifies 215 Suspected Graves as ‘Anomalies’ Instead of ‘Children’
Three years after Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the discovery of 215 suspected graves of children, the First Nation is now officially referring to these sites […]
First Nations in Bella Bella Call for Removal of RCMP Officer Over Social Media Posts
Members of the Heiltsuk Nation have united to oppose what they describe as a threat within the RCMP detachment in Bella Bella. “People felt like […]
Northern Alberta’s First Nation Protest Camp Receives Court Injunction
Occupants of First Nation-Led Protest Camp in Northern Alberta Ordered to Evacuate In defiance of drilling activities encroaching upon their traditional lands, protesters have been […]
First Nation chief predicts the tale of the orphaned orca will echo through ‘generations’.
On Friday, an orphaned killer whale calf successfully escaped from a secluded tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island. After being trapped for over a month, the […]
Land Accord Grants 80 Hectares Back to Snuneymuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island
On Saturday, Chief Michael Wyse and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree marked a pivotal moment for the Snuneymuxw First Nation with a significant agreement. […]
The legal expenses for class actions concerning First Nations child welfare are reduced by 50% by the Federal Court.
The judge deems the $55 million settlement between class action lawyers and Ottawa to still be unreasonably high. The Federal Court has determined that class […]
Records from residential schools were made available just one day prior to the Archbishop’s appearance before the Senate.
An Indigenous residential school operated by a Catholic archdiocese in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has at long last released a highly anticipated collection of records that […]
Residents of Six Nations, the largest reserve in Canada, cast their votes to elect a new chief.
On Saturday morning, polling stations opened in Six Nations of the Grand River, allowing members to participate in the election of a new chief and […]