First Nations Rights

• B.C., Ottawa, First Nations sign Indigenous justice strategy support agreement

  Doug White, B.C. First Nations Justice Council chairman, says the agreement aims to reduce the number of Indigenous people who come in contact with the legal system.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2022
  
• Feds take 1st step towards enshrining UN Indigenous rights declaration into law

  The Liberal government introduced long-awaited legislation Thursday to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
  
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• Indigenous advocate calls treatment of Belle Park, Island a ‘desecration’

  After years of use as a landfill and golf course, a local Indigenous group wants Belle Park and Belle Island left alone.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2019
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• Nebraska advances bill requiring tracking of missing Indigenous women, Montana not far behind

  A bill that would require better tracking of cases involving missing Native American women has advanced in Nebraska while the state of Montana considers similar legislation.

  World

  Feb 1, 2019
• Alicia Keys and Canadian indigenous rights activists share Amnesty International prize

  Keys said she sees similarities between the struggle of indigenous communities in Canada and that of communities fighting for equal treatment in the United States.

  Canada

  May 27, 2017
• Indigenous MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette breaks ranks with Liberals on Site C dam

  An indigenous member of the federal Liberal caucus is breaking ranks with his colleagues on B.C.'s controversial Site C project.

  Environment

  Sep 13, 2016