Indigenous Peoples Canada

• Do Canadians want Indigenous partnership in energy production? It’s complicated

  The question of what stake Canada’s Indigenous Peoples should have in Canada’s energy development has never been more pronounced.

  Commentary

  Oct 8, 2022
  
• Feds, Indigenous leaders set to announce child welfare compensation deal Tuesday

  An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children is set to be announced in Ottawa this week.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2022
  
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• Remote Indigenous communities working with feds on mandatory COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

  The vast majority of "remote" communities are so isolated the only way in and out is by plane, and essential services like medical visits are not accessible by any other means.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
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• Senate clears bill to align Canada’s laws with UN Indigenous rights declaration

  The UNDRIP bill got a rough ride in the Commons and in the Senate, with Conservatives in both chambers raising concerns about potential negative impacts of the legislation.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2021
• MMIWG findings hang over Canada as country joins Myanmar genocide lawsuit

  Gambia filed the case last fall on behalf of the 57 Muslim countries in the Organization of Islamic Co-operation under the 1948 Genocide Convention.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2020
• ‘Raise the bar’: Researcher hopes COVID-19 means new policies for Canada’s Indigenous

  Bourassa was recently tapped to come up with a plan to engage First Nations, Metis and Inuit people in studies about how the virus has spread and who is immune.

  Canada

  May 17, 2020
• Indigenous Canadians face barriers, challenges at tax time: report

  A lack of financial literacy, steep fees or expenses and a general distrust of the federal government are some of the main reasons why Indigenous Canadians might not file an annual tax return, new research has found.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2017