Northern nation’s access to federal housing funds for First Nations uncertain, chief says
The Dene Nation is looking to the federal government for clarity about $600 million in funding announced for on-reserve housing,
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Indigenous patients share ‘horror stories’ of health care in Northern Canadian territory, minister says changes coming
The Northwest Territories government says it’s committed to making the territory’s health and social services system free from prejudice, but
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‘Treasure trove’ of Native Press photos donated to territorial archives in Northern Canada
The Native Communications Society has donated 200,000 Native Press images to the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) government, to be preserved and
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Canada’s Supreme Court rules Ottawa has no duty to consult with Indigenous people before drafting laws
Canada’s lawmakers do not have a duty to consult with Indigenous people before introducing legislation that might affect constitutionally protected
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Elder in Arctic Canada wants to teach about cannabis using simple language
Ellen Smith says Fort McPherson, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, isn’t ready for cannabis. That’s not to say it’s bad or
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Northern Canada: Five things to watch in the Yukon Legislature this fall
Yukon’s Liberals, under Premier Sandy Silver, headed to the government benches on Monday to begin the fall sitting of the
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Canada: This caribou herd’s population has dropped 99 % since 2001
The George River caribou herd is in a critical state, according to biologists from Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada) and
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Mining and energy projects near Indigenous communities undermine womens’ safety, experts tell Canada’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
Energy and mining projects in remote parts of Canada jeopardize the safety of Indigenous women and their families living there,
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Gwich’in council in Arctic Canada strikes out on its own self-government negotiations
The Gwich’in Tribal Council is changing its approach to ongoing self-government negotiations with the federal and Northwest Territories governments. The
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Canada’s inquiry into violence against Indigenous women focuses on resilience to end hearings in Arctic
A passionate speech from one of the commissioners of Canada’s national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls,
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Indigenous LGBTQ issues discussed at inquiry into violence against Indigenous women, in Northern Canada
A glaring gap in supports for LGBTQ and two-spirit Indigenous people is putting them at risk of harm, commissioners heard
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Support in early-life key to well-being, Canada’s inquiry into violence against Indigenous women hears
The importance of health and well-being in early life for Indigenous people — and their ties to colonial violence —
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‘Amazing’ archeological find in northwest Canada’s melting ice patches: an intact atlatl dart
At first, Jennifer Herkes didn’t realize what had been found — she thought it was a piece of an atlatl
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Atlas of Canada created by Indigenous people coming soon
Teachers, students and families across Canada will now have access to a map of the country that doesn’t include its
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Long-awaited repairs to begin on rail link to northern Canadian village
Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba (north-central Canada) are set to begin immediately, the federal government said
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