Harper government considering allowing UN rapporteur on Indigenous issues to visit Canada
The Harper government says the request by the UN rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples is under consideration.
Indigenous rights
'We will be back,' says former chief on day that saw rail blockades, marches, round dances again sweep cross-country
From British Columbia to Nunavut, Alberta to Nova Scotia, rallies, round dances and blockades are expected Wednesday as part of a planned First Nations national day of action.
Idle No More protests continue, from one community to another
Hundreds more took the streets in Lethbridge and Regina as part of the ongoing protests against Bill C-45.
Indigenous leaders say Idle No More protests just the beginning
Thousands of Albertans were part of a Canada-wide day of protests in opposition to the federal government’s Bill C-45 Monday.
BC First Nation steps up protest against planned ski resort
Hundreds of people from the Ktunaxa Nation Nation in southeast British Columbia came out to protest a proposed ski resort on their territory.
UN Indigenous rights declaration feted in Kanesatake
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples turned five on Thursday.
Anti-logging protest hits Montreal
The Anishinabe of Quebec want to stop logging companies from destroying their natural habitat.
Montreal protests offer lessons for Canada's Indigenous people: Shawn Brant
APTN National News reporter Annette Francis sat down with Shawn Brant about whether First Nations, Metis and Inuit could learn a thing or two from Quebec students.
Cree man planning Canada Day flag burning to symbolize "cleansing" of land
A 22-year-old Cree man says he is planning to burn the Canadian flag on Canada Day to symbolize a “cleansing” of Indigenous lands.