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THE TOP 5 INDIGENOUS NEWS STORIES OF 2017 AS CHOSEN BY YOU


A Toronto lawyer began a campaign to support emerging Indigenous writers and the campaign was able to raise 140,000... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1277

B.C. LAWYER TAPPED TO HELP SHAPE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RECONCILIATION


Jean teillet to represent metis interests as board sets up framework for national council for reconciliation... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 165

B.C. GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE SITE C DECISION ON MONDAY


Premier John Horgan will announce his government's decision on the project at 10 30 a.m... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 868

OKANAGAN NATION UNVEILS MONUMENT TO HONOUR SYILX RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS


The Okanagan Nation has unveiled a monument in Penticton, B.C., called Bringing Our Children Home to honour local residential school survivors... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 1371

CANADA'S TRUDEAU APOLOGIZES FOR ABUSE AT INDIGENOUS SCHOOLS THROUGH 20TH CENTURY


The decision came after a decadelong controversy over the federal government's responsibility... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 265

'WE CANNOT FORGET THE HISTORY': JUSTIN TRUDEAU APOLOGIZES TO N.L. RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS


Obed spoke to the feelings of frustration and sadness the Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous community felt following their exclusion from the 2008 Harper apology... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 13415

'A PAINFUL CHAPTER OF CANADA'S HISTORY'


In 2008, the government of Canada issued an official apology to the former students of Indian residential schools, but they failed to tell your story... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 722

VANCOUVER SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR POET LAUREATE FROM LOCAL FIRST NATIONS


Poets wanted Vancouver seeks nominations for poet laureate from local First Nations... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 442

2 NORTHERN ALBERTA FIRST NATIONS WILL SHARE A 49% INTEREST IN SUNCOR OILSANDS STORAGE FACILITY


The acquisition by the Mikisew Cree and Fort McKay First Nations was first announced a year ago but was conditional on the First Nations securing funding... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 6639

NORTHERN FAMILIES WEIGH RISK, REWARD OF SENDING STUDENTS SOUTH FOR SCHOOL


Since 2000, nine young people have died in Thunder Bay, most while attending high school away from their home communities... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 2275

VAST INDIGENOUS LAND CLAIMS IN CANADA ENCOMPASS PARLIAMENT HILL


Some indigenous groups, like the Algonquins, never signed treaties giving up their land... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 1114

'IT'S ALL FOR FREEDOM:' SASK. FIRST NATION LAUNCHES BOOK THAT DOCUMENTS ITS 30 VETERANS


The Kahkewistahaw First Nation, located approximately 150 kilometres east of Regina, has nearly 30 members who have served with the Canadian Armed Forces... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 1002

EDUCATION MINISTER'S IGNORANCE 'TRUMP-ESQUE,' SAYS CHIEF AFTER TREATY EDUCATION COMMENTS


While serving as Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations vice-chief, he negotiated the terms of a joint task force on First Nations and Metis education in Saskatchewan... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1401

COULD CREE NATION'S KAYLEIGH SPENCER BE THE NEXT MISS INDIAN WORLD?


In her job as a substitute teacher, Kayleigh Spencer of Mistissini, Quebec, spends her time trying to get young people to see their potential... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 1292

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COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT HEAD LICE WITH PHOTO OF INDIGENOUS GIRL SPARKS OUTRAGE


Community newspaper article about head lice with photo of Indigenous girl sparks outrage - CBC News... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 13277

'CARIBOU LEGS' CLOSES CROSS-COUNTRY RUN FOR MMIW IN ST. JOHN'S


Brad Firth, the ultra-marathon runner also known as 'Caribou Legs,' ended his cross-country run in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and domestic violence... READ MORE

21st November, 2016 12025

'A STATE OF CRISIS': INDIGENOUS GROUP CALLS FOR CHANGE AS CANADA DAY NEARS


'Canada has failed Indigenous peoples' At a news conference in Charlottetown, Trudeau was asked about the teepee ceremony... READ MORE

30th June, 2017 10524

TRUDEAU INVITES POPE TO CANADA FOR APOLOGY TO NATIVES


READ MORE Canada accused of 'cultural genocide' Trudeau said he and the pope also discussed climate change... READ MORE

30th May, 2017 10090

SENATOR LYNN BEYAK STANDS BY RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL REMARKS, CITES 'FAKE NEWS'


She also said they support her calls for an audit of all money "flowing in and out of reservations, and talks with grassroots indigenous people," she said... READ MORE

17th March, 2017 9873

'OFFENSIVE AND DISGRACEFUL': PROTESTERS CHEER AS CITY OF HALIFAX SHROUDS CORNWALLIS STATUE


Patrick LeBlanc, an Indigenous man from Digby, N.S., said the statue is a painful reminder of the oppression of First Nations people in Canada... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 9733

FIRST NATION CHIEF CALLS FOR CHARGES AGAINST LAWYER WHO OVERCHARGED RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS


I think he should be charged, Sandy Bay Chief Lance Roulette said of disbarred Winnipeg lawyer Howard Tennenhouse... READ MORE

17th February, 2017 6758

'OUR SOCIETY IS BROKEN': WHAT CAN STOP CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS SUICIDE EPIDEMIC?


Then in June this year, another First Nations reserve in Ontario lost three 12-year-old girls who had reportedly agreed a suicide pact... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 6208

A MUSEUM ABOUT RIGHTS, AND A LEGACY OF UNCOMFORTABLE CANADIAN TRUTHS


WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights offers many opportunities for contemplation... READ MORE

6th October, 2016 6187

'WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER'


Littlechild wants non-Indigenous peoples, especially in the Edmonton area, to know that they are welcome at the World Indigenous Nations Games... READ MORE

17th April, 2017 6082

CANADA DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHILDREN ON RESERVES, TRIBUNAL RULES


In a news release, the Canadian Human Rights Commission also applauded the tribunal's ruling... READ MORE

26th January, 2016 5925

WILLIAM AND KATE URGED TO CONFRONT PAST COLONIAL WRONGS IN CANADA


Canada is rated sixth in the world when it comes to the United Nations Human Development Index... READ MORE

23rd September, 2016 5791

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED FOR TEXTING RACIAL SLUR TO INDIGENOUS WOMAN


She taught at Kainai High School, also southwest of Lethbridge, for 14 years, earning her master of education during that time... READ MORE

23rd June, 2017 4871

SASK. TOURISTS SHOCKED TO FIND POUNDMAKER'S PIPE IN LONDON MUSEUM


Worme says he was completely surprised to find the pipe at the museum... READ MORE

24th April, 2017 4367

BREAKING: FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES FIRST NATIONS SITE C DAM CHALLENGE


The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a lawsuit from two B.C. First Nations trying to prevent the Site C dam project from going ahead... READ MORE

24th January, 2017 3920

COUNSELLOR OVERBILLS $360K FOR CARE OF FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS


Health canada investigation of ontario counsellor treating indigenous patients finds massive overbilling... READ MORE

25th November, 2016 3898

COMPANY OFFERS NEW HOME FOR FIRST NATIONS FAMILY AFTER VIDEO SHOWS 'HORRIFYING' CONDITIONS


Sandy Bay First Nation Chief Lance Roulette said there are about 15 other trailers in the community in the same state of disrepair as McIvor's residence... READ MORE

4th November, 2016 3482

ONTARIO PREMIER SAYS PROPOSAL TO STRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF JOHN A. MACDONALD'S NAME MISSES MARK


The remarks come one day after the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario made headlines with a proposal to strip public schools of John A. Macdonald's name... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 3012

BID TO OUST INDIGENOUS VETERANS PRESIDENT GAINS MOMENTUM


Steven Ross, grand chief of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association, agrees Blackwolf should be removed... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 2765

WINNIPEG WOMAN VYING FOR MISS INDIAN WORLD TITLE


Every year in April, thousands of Indigenous people across from North America travel to Albuquerque, N.M... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 2153

LEGAL WARRIORS: PROFILES OF 5 INDIGENOUS LAWYERS


A founding member of the Indigenous Bar Association of Canada, Donald Worme is a Cree lawyer based in Saskatoon... READ MORE

29th December, 2015 1648

WHAT I CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE ON THIS DAY CALLED 'CANADA DAY'


Mostly, I celebrate the fighting spirit that lies within First Nations peoples across Canada... READ MORE

1st July, 2016 1639

CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS ALREADY FEEL FAILED BY INQUIRY INTO MISSING AND MURDERED WOMEN


What's at stake is that we're going to lose more and more of indigenous women and girls in Canada... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 1534

'INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREAS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THEM, TAKING CARE OF THEM'


The conference is being hosted by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association... READ MORE

6th March, 2017 1439

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FINAL REPORT POINTS TO 'GROWING CRISIS' FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH


Truth and Reconciliation final report points to 'growing crisis' for indigenous youth... READ MORE

15th December, 2015 1401

'EVERYONE HAS WARTS': INDIGENOUS MP SUPPORTS JOHN A. MACDONALD'S NAME ON SCHOOLS


Sir John A. Macdonald was actually very important to the founding of Canada and the Canada we know today... READ MORE

27th August, 2017 1366

CANADA CHILDREN'S BOOK RECALLED AMID ACCUSATIONS OF WHITEWASHING HISTORY


Workbook recasts dispossession of First Nations peoples as voluntary but sparks outrage on social media for ignoring 'suffering and injustice'... READ MORE

5th October, 2017 1268

TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE GETS INDIGENOUS-LED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE


Trans Mountain ...'s committed to building and sustaining respectful relationships with Indigenous communities and partners including shared prosperity through the development and lifecycle of the project... READ MORE

11th August, 2017 1117

CRA ORDERS FIRST NATIONS MAN TO PAY $190,000 IN BACK TAXES


Told he was exempt, Ottawa man now ordered to pay 190,000 in back taxes... READ MORE

30th March, 2016 1100

SIXTIES SCOOP VICTIMS DEMAND APOLOGY, COMPENSATION


Aboriginal residential school survivors have already received a formal apology from the Canadian government ... READ MORE

29th September, 2016 990


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