Candace’s cross-Canada run ends at mile zero
It was a long haul, but a First Nations woman says she’d do it all again.
First Nations
‘There is urgency,’ says BC minister
The federal government has long been criticized for its lack of commitment to First Nations child welfare. Mary Polak, British Columbia’s minister of children and family development, appeared before the committee to talk about the situation in her province.
No easy fix for upgrading FNs fire services
Fires in remote First Nations communities often come with deadly consequences.
Govt policies failing on poverty: prof
Government policies aimed at solving First Nations poverty don’t match with reality, according to some researchers.
Indigenous groups on extinction’s edge seek First Nations aid
Indigenous representatives from besieged Colombian communities called on First Nations people in Canada to help in their struggle against extinction.
Don’t paint us all with same brush on salaries: chiefs
Should information about the salaries of band politicians be made public for everyone?
Indian Affairs cuts water shipments to Ontario FN
Indian Affairs is forcing the reduction of bottled water shipments to a northern Ontario First Nations that has been without a clean water supply source since this summer, according to the band chief.
Water woes continue for Manitoba FNs
The federal government has said that its endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples shows its support for the rights of Canada’s Aboriginal people. But a quick glance across the country shows those rights are often being ignored.
‘This is the last straw,’ Ontario told
Two Anishinabe First Nations in Ontario say provincial wildlife officials should cease “harassing” their people in the woods and on the water or risk “aggravating a volatile situation.”