THUNDER BAY — First Nations leaders are calling on the City of Thunder Bay to declare a state of emergency as extreme cold puts homeless […]
Tag: Indigenous Issues
Search of Thunder Bay landfill for First Nation woman’s remains yields no results
After nearly a month of searching Thunder Bay’s landfill, the family of Deborah Anishinabie is still waiting for answers as the police investigation into her […]
Indigenous Peoples Account for Over 75% of Homeless Population in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Taylor Adair, branch manager of housing at the Ontario Native Women’s Association in Thunder Bay, Ontario, says she isn’t surprised that Indigenous people make up […]
First Nations Group Begins Recruiting Workers for Landfill Search for Human Remains
The Manitoba government, in collaboration with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has initiated the recruitment process to hire workers for a landfill search aimed at […]
Manitoba Chiefs Deem Federal Funding Cuts for Residential School Searches ‘Disheartening’ and ‘Disrespectful’
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has strongly criticized the federal government for reducing funds allocated to search the grounds of former residential schools. They expressed […]
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 […]