Camp Cloud gets support from Coldwater Indian Band
(Camp Cloud spokesperson Kwitsel Tatel poses with Coldwater elder Sonny Oppenheimer, who hand delivered his…
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Indigenous activists say homeless in Montreal unfairly targeted for ticketing
About two dozen protesters took part in an act of civil disobedience Tuesday afternoon…
Alberta tarsands project wins regulator approval despite Metis objections
A northern Alberta tarsands project has been approved by the Alberta Energy Regulator over the objections of local Indigenous people who say it will encroach on sacred lands and poses a risk to their drinking water.
After decades of living without, Samson Cree Nation one step closer to reliable clean drinking water
Samson Cree First Nation in Alberta breaks ground on a $32.5 million wastewater facility upgrade that will provide reliable, safe drinking water for members of the community.
Kinder Morgan pipeline debate is dividing First Nations, B.C. chief says
The debate over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is breaking down relationships between Indigenous groups, according to the chief of one B.C. First Nation.
Thunder Bay police report hundreds of calls to city’s rivers in last year and a half
Thunder Bay police say that officers responded to 400 floodway related incidents involving more than 1,200 people in the last 18 months. The numbers come from a report that was recently tabled by police.
Sheila North to run for AFN national chief
Sheila North has officially announced she is running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The grand chief of the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), a group representing 30 First Nations in the province, is the third candidate to throw her hat in the ring.
From cannabis to child welfare: Indigenous leaders hold rare special meeting on federal legislation
With several pieces of Indigenous-focused federal legislation in the works, Indigenous leaders and representatives are…
Travelling the pipeline: Coldwater couple says Kinder Morgan won’t fix their farmland unless they sign deal
A winding bumpy dirt road leads to Janice Antoine’s sprawling farmland on the Coldwater Indian Band reserve where several two-feet-tall red cement poles poke out of the ground.