First Nations set up blockades to prevent construction of Keeyask Hydro project
Leadership from Tataskweyak Cree Nation want Manitoba Hydro to withdraw workers going to the Keeyask Generating Station
pandemic
Tkaronto Music Festival goes online amid long weekend ban on large gatherings
‘It’s essential during the COVID-19 quarantine we keep our spirits up’
Mental health care is important during pandemic nurses say
“I know everyone’s going through a hard time right now and I think psychiatric nursing services are really needed.”
Friendship centers in Alberta say they’re underfunded to help people during pandemic
‘What basically we need is the Government to recognize the urban indigenous as our own entity’
Ottawa facing mounting pressure to protect inmates in minister’s absence
Over 30 per cent of tests administered in federal prisons have come back positive.
Town of Oka and Kanesatake territory at odds over COVID-19 check points
‘It’s like there’s a sea of it surrounding us’
Coalition of civil rights groups file constitutional challenge over handling of inmates during pandemic
‘The Correctional Service of Canada has failed to take the steps that would make physical distancing possible within its institutions.’
Indigenous peoples left behind again by federal, provincial governments as nation deals with pandemic
Organizations are “very much in the dark” on how many Indigenous people have tested positive for COVID-19 across the country.
Northern Saskatchewan increasing COVID-19 tests to try and contain virus
‘They are actually in La Loche doing door to door testing along with contact tracing’