Report on violence against Indigenous women a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada, says Pauktuutit president
The final report on violence against Indigenous woman in Canada should serve as a wake-up call for the country, but
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Canada: Violence against Indigenous women, girls in Quebec often neglected, national inquiry says
The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has released a separate report about violence in Quebec,
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Canada’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women issues final report with sweeping calls for change
After more than three years, dozens of community meetings and testimony from well over 2,000 Canadians, the missing and murdered
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231 ‘imperative’ changes: Calls for justice from Canada’s inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women
There are 231 steps that need to be taken by governments and Canadians in order to end the genocide against
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Inuit-specific mental health services among recommendations in Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Culturally relevant policing and mental health services are among the Inuit-specific recommendations in a Canadian report on violence against Indigenous
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National inquiry calls murders and disappearances of Indigenous women a ‘Canadian genocide’
The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who were murdered or disappeared across the country in recent decades are victims
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A Canadian first: Federal court issues decision in Indigenous Cree and Dene languages
In a bid to make the justice system more accessible, Canada’s Federal Court has issued its first ruling in Cree
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Dene woman enters medical school in hopes of serving North
For many youth in small communities in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, becoming a doctor is a dream:
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What Indigenous wellness looks like at the new hospital in Yellowknife, Northern Canada
The Northwest Territories’ new Stanton Territorial Hospital, in Canada’s central Arctic, opened its doors Sunday morning. The-state-of-the-art facility boasts high-tech
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Vast wetland habitat protected in northwestern Canada
A vast wetland complex in northern Yukon, northwestern Canada, has been set aside as protected habitat, making it off-limits for
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Indigenous community in northwestern Canada declares climate change state of emergency
Officials in the Yukon’s most northern community have declared a state of emergency, saying the traditional way of life in
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Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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Northern Canada: Mine contamination not a big health issue for Yellowknife residents
The most comprehensive study undertaken on the concentration of mine contaminants in people living in the Yellowknife area, in Canada’s
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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington
Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in
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Territorial governments in Arctic Canada plan more rigorous caribou management
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq and N.W.T. Environment Minister Robert C. McLeod met with officials and hunters in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, earlier
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