-
High turnout caused referendum delays for some Indigenous voters: officialsElections Alberta says it delivered additional ballots to several Indigenous communities after unexpectedly high turnout caused voting delays during Monday’s referendum.PoliticsOct 20
-
Law Society complaint questions U of Toronto law professor’s Indigenous ancestryThe Law Society of Ontario is being asked to apologize for not verifying lawyers' Indigenous claims and discipline lawyer Promise Holmes Skinner over her Anishinaabe claims.Oct 22
-
Indigenous groups given just 2 months to consult on Pacific Link pipeline designationThe government said it will work over the next year to complete consultations on the project itself, and to secure environmental safeguards, financing and Indigenous partnerships.PerspectivesOct 1
-
Indigenous cultural burn near Osoyoos revives traditional fire stewardshipSmoke rising over the grasslands west of Osoyoos this week is part of a carefully planned burn aimed at doing more than reducing wildfire risk.CanadaOct 8
-
Beauty through an Indigenous lens with Cheekbone Beauty’s Jenn HarperIndigenous-Canadian founder Jenn Harper on the dream that sparked an entire brand—now on Sephora shelves—plus more Indigenous brands you should know.The CuratorSep 30
-
Ottawa ends ‘political accord’ with controversial Indigenous groupThe Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) says they will challenge Ottawa’s decision to cut ties with the organization, which claims to represent off-reserve Indigenous people.CanadaSep 23
-
Federal government says it will take FSIN to court to repay $12.4M in spendingIndigenous Services Canada (ISC) says it will be filing a statement of claim against the FSIN for repayment of $12.4 million in unsupported spending in a year-long audit dispute.CanadaOct 20
-
Major projects CEO faces B.C. First Nations’ frustrations over lack of consultationsFirst Nations in B.C. are calling on Ottawa to set national standards for Indigenous consultations on major projects, saying they were given limited time to review the proposal.CanadaOct 14
-
FSIN launches legal action over Ottawa’s $12.4M audit claimThe FSIN says it rejects Indigenous Services Canada’s final forensic audit decision and has launched legal action over $12.4 million in disputed spending.CanadaOct 14
-
Marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Fort Edmonton ParkEdmonton's oldest historic site served as a place to remember the history of Canada's Indigenous people on the sixth annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.PerspectivesSep 30
-
Kinew sits with First Nations leaders to honour children at school burial siteManitoba Premier Wab Kinew took part in a ceremony with Indigenous groups this morning at a campground located on a burial site for children who died at a residential school.PoliticsSep 30
-
Indigenous turnout remains low in Quebec amid calls for political inclusionThere are a number of signs scattered along the suburban streets of the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, across the river from Montreal.PoliticsSep 14
-
Indigenous legislation among top issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities conventionAn annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia opens in Vancouver Monday with the province's Indigenous rights legislation high on the agenda.PoliticsSep 14
-
Ottawa will not recognize ‘southern Inuit’ as holding Indigenous rightsInuit governments dispute the Nunatukavut Community Council's (NCC), a group representing roughly 6,000 people in southern Labrador, claims to Indigeneity.CanadaSep 9
-
Indigenous filmmaker Georgina Lightning mourned by family, friends: ‘Shattered’RCMP confirmed a woman died after a horse veered off the track and struck a woman on Enoch Cree Nation. Her family confirmed it was Georgina Lightning who was hit.CanadaSep 6
-
Indigenous leaders condemn Trump’s move to rename Lake OntarioThe name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari:io, which means "the lake is beautiful, the lake is big."PoliticsAug 28
-
Healing and history at Canada’s saltiest body of water, Little Manitou LakeManitou Beach has water up to 5 times saltier than the ocean and is said to have healing abilities. Indigenous people were the first to use the water medicinally centuries ago.FeaturesSep 6
-
Premier says mistake fixed after First Nations removed from Alberta Day statementWithin an hour of sending an Alberta Day statement on Tuesday, the government sent an updated version removing the sentence including Indigenous Peoples from its English version.PoliticsSep 1
-
Seventh B.C. Conservative quits caucus, says she’s lost confidence in FindlayThe Indigenous MLA and former House leader cited the cancellation of a caucus meeting she said had been called for Monday in light of a "reasonable cause for concern."PoliticsAug 31
-
What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of historyDonald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario, but a Great Lakes historian says the name carries centuries of Indigenous and regional history.PoliticsAug 26