Indigenous village in northwestern Canada to declare climate change emergency
The chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Yukon, northwestern Canada says his community’s traditional way of life is
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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls set to present final report in June
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is set to present its final report June
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Canada: First Nations, lawyers fight day school agreement, say process is being rushed
One of Canada’s largest Indigenous organizations and a group of law firms from across the country are all fighting to
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Land claim loan forgiveness to be reinvested in communities, say Indigenous leaders in Northern Canada
Northern Indigenous leaders are welcoming the federal budget decision to erase debt incurred from land claims and treaty negotiations with
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First Nation in northwestern Canada ponders what to do with residential school site
It was a school reunion — but not the celebratory kind. Students who attended Chooutla Indian Residential School in Carcross,
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation may be Canada’s next new statutory holiday
Canadians are one step closer to getting a new statutory holiday recognizing Indigenous people. Two years ago Saskatchewan MP Georgina
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Which Indigenous voices? On Arctic Refuge, lawmakers practice selective listening
A bill in Congress would reverse the 2017 decision to open the northernmost part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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‘We are caribou people’: First Nations leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection
Indigenous leaders from Canada and Alaska told U.S. legislators on Tuesday that oil and gas development in the Arctic National
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Canada: Indigenous, LGBTQ people disproportionately homeless, Quebec survey finds
Immigrants, Indigenous people and members of the LGBTQ community are disproportionately represented among Quebec’s homeless population, according to the first-ever
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Inuit class-action lawsuit to allege racism in Canada’s health-care system
Lawyers known for their representation of Indigenous northerners are preparing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Inuit who have faced
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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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