Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs
Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to
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Federal budget promises $700M for Canada’s North over next decade
The federal government has promised to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for Canada’s North, with money coming
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Northwestern Canada: Ottawa, Yukon gov’t, First Nations lay groundwork for changes to child care
A turning point in the process of giving Yukon First Nations more control over child welfare services has been reached.
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Traditional knowledge guiding caribou management plan in Canada’s western Arctic
People in Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, are drawing on traditional knowledge and Indigenous Dene law as they draft a caribou
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Ottawa announces compensation for students of Indian Day Schools, $200M legacy fund
Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced today that eligible Indian Day School students will be entitled to thousands of
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Indigenous oral history gives archeologists insight into early human life
University of Alaska archeologists are employing Indigenous oral history to gain more insight into what human life was like thousands
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Trudeau’s offer of Indigenous Services Canada to Wilson-Raybould like ‘asking Nelson Mandela to administer apartheid’
The Canadian prime minister’s attempt to move Jody Wilson-Raybould to the Indigenous Services portfolio was a “deeply humiliating” proposal and
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Canadian Indigenous leaders shocked by Philpott’s cabinet resignation
Indigenous leaders are expressing a sense of loss after Liberal MP Jane Philpott, who used to serve as health and
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Child advocates worry about funding for Canada’s ‘path-breaking’ Indigenous child welfare bill
An Indigenous child welfare bill tabled Thursday by the federal Liberal government is potentially “path-breaking,” but falls short in guaranteeing
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Inuit, First Nations, Métis welcome Canadian gov’s Indigenous child protection legislation
Canada’s Inuit, First Nations and Métis organizations say they welcome the Indigenous child protection legislation introduced by the federal government
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Northern Canada: Northwest Territories land and culture programs get $1 million
Programs that connect people in the North with their culture and the land are getting a collective $1 million boost.
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Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The crowd roars as Jay Masuzumi flashes a grin and waves his fingers to show his empty palm. Once again,
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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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First Nation in Canada’s Northwest Territories votes to support creation of national park reserve
Members of the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation voted in favour of the proposed Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve on
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Northwestern Canada: Indigenous lawyer and former federal candidate Melissa Atkinson dies
Melissa Atkinson, Yukon’s first Indigenous Crown prosecutor, a former chair of the Yukon Human Rights Commission, and federal NDP (centre-left)
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