Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene
Antoine Mountain can still remember René Fumoleau peering over his shoulder while he typed up the rough draft of one
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First Nations
Twin Flames hope to use music to revitalize Indigenous languages, storytelling
When Chelsey June and Jaaji take the stage as the band Twin Flames, they want to break down barriers and
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Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at annual assembly in Northern Canada
Though the theme of the 49th Dene National Assembly was “one drum, many heartbeats,” for many present, the theme was
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Northern Canada: Leaders looking for answers to improve education in Sahtu communities
Representatives from two communities in the Sahtu region, Arctic Canada say they aren’t happy with their quality of education, and
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Land-claim talks: Dehcho First Nations, in Northern Canada, put land issues on backburner
The Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, are using new negotiating tactics in their decades-old land
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Lack of consultation stalling land-claim agreement in Northern Canada, Dene Chief says
Some Akaitcho First Nations leaders says a group of First Nations in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in the Canadian Prairies,
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First Nations in northwestern Canada fed up with education system, after auditor general’s report
First Nations leaders in Yukon, northwestern Canada, are blasting the territorial government for failing Indigenous students, and saying it’s time
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City council in Northern Canada considering path to reconciliation
A reconciliation plan for the city of Yellowknife is slowly making its way through city council. The city is getting
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Five things to know about the agreement-in-principle for the Akaitcho land claim in Northern Canada
The key for Akaitcho government negotiators is settling a land-claim agreement that preserves sovereignty. For the past 19 years, Fred
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Violence against Indigenous women: paving the way forward for Canada’s Northwest Territories
Jane Weyallon is unequivocal in her assessment of the Canadian government’s colonial relationship with Indigenous women. The president of the
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New Canadian cancer strategy has focus on Inuit, First Nations and Métis people
The Canadian Partnership against Cancer has released its latest 10-year strategy and it includes a special focus on Inuit, First
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Northern Canada: Akaitcho land claims & self-government process should be finalized next year, negotiator says
After 19 years, the Akaitcho land claim and self-government processes may soon be finalized. According to the community negotiator for
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Dene Nation calls for action following inquiry’s report on violence against Indigenous women in Canada
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya wants Canadian and Indigenous governments to take swift action on the 231 calls to justice
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Canadian PM says deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls amount to ‘genocide’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government accepts that the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls across
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Violence & Indigenous women in Canada: Support available for family members reading inquiry’s final report
Aftercare should not be an afterthought. That’s the message a network of support workers from across the country is sending
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