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Trudeau apologizes to First Nation in B.C. for not following up on Truth and Reconciliation Day invite
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the chief of Tk'emlúps Nation yesterday and offered an apology for not following up on…
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B.C. First Nation says more than 160 unmarked graves found
The Penelakut Tribe in B.C.'s Southern Gulf Islands says it has found more than 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves in the…
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From Vengeance to Justice
As the tragedy of the residential schools and the fate of their victims continues to come to light; hurt and…
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Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school
The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near the former Marieval Indian…
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Police arrest 33 anti-pipeline protesters at Vancouver port as they enforce court injunction
Police arrested 33 demonstrators at the Port of Vancouver at Hastings and Clark streets early Monday as they enforced an…
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Sagkeeng First Nation beader’s work ends up on Whoopi Goldberg’s neck
A Manitoba woman is elated after seeing her elaborate beadwork around the neck of movie star and host of The View Whoopi Goldberg. Mish…
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“Status Indian” in Canada
Leigh MacDonald Costa was born in an indigenous family and was adopted into a Polish/Scottish family when she was a…
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Indigenous groups urged to unite or risk losing out on Trans Mountain pipeline ownership
On stage at an Indigenous energy conference this week, Stephen Buffalo implored those wanting an ownership stake in the Trans…
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Costco is building its 1st store on a First Nation
Tsuut’ina First Nation, west of Calgary, is getting a Costco. The store will be the anchor tenant for a 500-hectare, multibillion-dollar…
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NDP asks Elections Canada to provide special ballots for evacuees in Manitoba
The federal NDP is asking Elections Canada to make special accommodations to make sure thousands of evacuees from First Nation…
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Nearly 100 dogs dead or sick as distemper runs rampant in Manitoba community
An outbreak of canine distemper is killing dogs on a northern Manitoba First Nation and has the potential to spread…
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Indigenous artists ’embarrassed’ after trade mission to Japan
Some Indigenous artists say a trade delegation to Tokyo was a “debacle” that wasted not only their money, but tens…
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Kanesatake’s 301-year-old land dispute highlights flaws in Canada’s Specific Claims Policy
That’s how long a First Nation in Quebec has been trying to reclaim its land. The Mohawks of Kanesatake once…
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Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon
Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia’s Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait…
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Teepees come to city hall to honour residential school survivors
More than 20 large painted teepees have been erected in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square as the city holds a celebration over…
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Three-quarters of Indigenous youth optimistic reconciliation will happen in their lifetime
Almost three-quarters of Indigenous youth who took part in a new survey said they are optimistic there will be meaningful…
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B.C. man finishes walk across Canada for MMIWG, but says his work isn’t over
Matthew Jefferson walked 8,275 kilometres with a 25-kilogram bag on his back. The 33-year-old man from the Wet’suwet’en First Nation…
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More than 1,700 people flown from Pikangikum as forest fire burns nearby
Nearly half of the residents of Pikangikum First Nation have been flown out of the northern community, as a 3,300-hectare…
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New road links isolated First Nation to mainland for 1st time in 100 years
For the first time in 30 years, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation has voluntarily dry-docked its aging ferry — with no…
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Sask. First Nation ‘very, very excited’ about famous chief’s exoneration
Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation say they’ve waited decades for their famous chief’s treason conviction to be wiped away.…
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Crystal meth crisis on Saskatchewan First Nation traced to 2015 wildfire evacuation
Clifford Bird traces the crystal methamphetamine crisis on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan back to the wildfire evacuation…
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‘We are in utter disbelief’: northwestern Ontario First Nation mourning 5 deaths in house fire
People in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, also known as Big Trout Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario, are mourning the deaths of…
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Carbon tax: Court hears from taxpayers, environmentalists, Indigenous group
Lawyers for the governments led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford aren’t the only ones arguing about the…
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Anger mounts as Kashechewan First Nation declares state of emergency due to flooding
Frustration with the federal government is mounting as Kashechewan First Nations, a northern Ontario community that routinely floods every year, declares…
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‘Stop playing politics’ with flood threatened Kashechewan, regional chief says
The Grand Chief of the territory governing Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario is tearing into the federal government over…
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Consultant says he’s owed $1.2M for helping First Nation obtain emergency housing cash from Ottawa
A consultant working for Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario is locked in a dispute with the band over…
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Indigenous services minister says he’s ‘eager’ to meet with Grassy Narrows chief over mercury treatment centre
Canada’s Indigenous services minister says he’s “eager” to meet with Grassy Narrows’s chief over the development of a specialized mercury…
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