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Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people’s housing crisisIn Manawan, north of Montreal, community leaders say families are regularly reaching out for emergency housing as homes become increasingly overcrowded and conditions deteriorate.CanadaApr 29
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Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls remembered in KelownaKelowna's Red Dress event was organized by the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society but took place across B.C., Canada and beyond.CanadaMay 5
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Chilliwack mural of Indigenous woman defaced with black paintIt appears that buckets of black paint were thrown on the mural of Inez, a Stó:lō woman, early on Tuesday morning in Chilliwack.CrimeMay 6
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First Nations University hosts summit exploring Indigenous solutions to addictionsA new pilot project is aiming to combine western medicine with Indigenous community-based healing.HealthApr 30
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B.C. judge grants U.S.-based Indigenous group a role in legal fight over Kootenay mine"It is big for us," Jarred-Michael Erickson, a chief with the Sinixt and Colville Confederated Tribes, chairman, told Global News.PerspectivesApr 17
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Canada’s national orchestra to honour Indigenous music during Nova Scotia showsThe last time Canada's national orchestra performed in Eskasoni First Nation, Mi’kmaq singer-songwriter Emma Stevens was a young teenager volunteering at the show.CanadaApr 14
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Manitoba family seeks answers after missing Indigenous woman’s remains foundLeah Keeper's family says they've been told her remains were found in the 600 block of Selkirk Avenue. She has been missing for nearly three years.CrimeApr 8
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New Indigenous-owned Edmonton business aims to build creative community, inspire othersThe owners of Kaiko Studio Cafe and Tee Pee Treat aim to provide a safe, creative downtown space and inspire other Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs to follow their dreams.PerspectivesApr 7
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98% of business owners worried about DRIPA uncertainty: pollThe Business Council of B.C. says its members are worried about the province's shifting position on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the uncertainty.PoliticsMay 6
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Watchdog report prompts renewed calls for Indigenous people to run Indigenous procurementFederal procurement watchdog found 'cascading failures' in the federal government’s administration of Indigenous procurement programs.PoliticsMar 26
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Louise Arbour to be sworn in as governor general in June, Ottawa saysPrime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday the retired Supreme Court justice will replace Mary Simon, who became Canada's first Indigenous viceregal in 2021.CanadaMay 7
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RCMP cannabis raids won’t ‘hamper’ N.B. First Nations pot sale discussions: ministerThe Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried recent raids by the RCMP will derail negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.CannabisMay 8
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Minister files judicial review of First Nations child welfare agreementIndigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a judicial review on a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario.CanadaMay 8
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Alberta oil pipeline ‘more likely than not’: Prime Minister CarneyOttawa may be leaning toward a southern route for a new pipeline as it would face fewer environmental hurdles and less Indigenous opposition, the Globe and Mail reported last week.EconomyMay 1
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Carney’s cabinet have their conflict of interest forms public, except oneIndigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s conflict of interest disclosure is still missing from the public registry seven months after the deadline.CanadaApr 22
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Watchdog finds little oversight over multi-billion-dollar Indigenous procurement programProcurement watchdog’s probe says Canada can’t 'credibly demonstrate' that Indigenous businesses are benefitting from multi-billion dollar procurement program.PoliticsMar 26
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Indigenous identity researcher ordered to pay $70,000 in defamation suitA leading researcher on Indigenous identity fraud has been ordered to pay damages and legal fees in a defamation suit filed by a University of Regina academic.CanadaMar 21
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B.C. premier says reconciliation won’t stop despite DRIPA suspensionsIn the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, Eby tries to explain the predicament his government is in over the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA.PoliticsApr 9
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10 years since B.C. declared toxic drugs emergencySince the emergency was declared, more than 18,000 people have died in B.C. from toxic drugs, with Indigenous people, men and people working in the trades being the most affected.HealthApr 13
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First Nation blocks main highway to Halifax over cannabis crackdownA First Nation says it is blockading part of a main highway into Halifax to protest police raids against unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Indigenous communities.CannabisApr 2