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Suicide crisis prompts Island Lake chiefs to call for equal access to health care
Leaders of several remote Manitoba First Nations are calling on the provincial and federal governments to do more to ensure equal access to health care and social services to deal with rising mental health and addictions issues.
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House of Commons gives unanimous consent to recognizing residential schools as genocide
A House of Commons motion from NDP MP Leah Gazan calling on the federal government to recognize Canada's Indian residential schools as genocide passed with unanimous consent Thursday.
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Survivors share their stories on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was marked in Ottawa Friday with a ceremony where residential school survivors told their stories. Meanwhile, Murray Sinclair, the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation...
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The fight to reclaim traditional Indigenous names
Some Indigneous people are facing difficulties reclaiming their traditional names as Indigenous symbols are still excluded from being printed on birth certificates and health cards in some provinces and territories.
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Teaching reconciliation in the classroom
Three Indigenous high school students share what they want their teachers to know about their experiences and how to bring reconciliation into the classroom.
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Inaugural Miyo-wîcîwitowin Day aims to advance reconciliation
Thousands of students gathered in Regina's Mosaic Stadium for the inaugural Miyo-wîcîwitowin Day, an event focused on reconciliation and education where students heard from Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors....
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Systemic racism takes spotlight at Quebec election debate
With the Quebec provincial election just weeks away, Indigenous candidates and voters say systemic racism needs to be addressed by the next government. These issues were in focus at a debate leading up to the election on Oct. 3.
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New census data shows growth in Indigenous population
New census data reveals the Indigenous population in Canada grew almost twice as fast as the non-Indigenous population between 2016 and 2021, surpassing the one million mark for the first time. It also shows more Indigenous people are...
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Pope asks for forgiveness for residential school abuses at weekly audience
Pope Francis dedicated his general audience this week to reflecting on his trip to Canada, apologizing again for abuses and forced assimilation at residential schools.
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Peguis First Nation chief requests military help for flooded community
Chief Glenn Hudson of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba says his community needs help from the military to fight the worst flooding since 1962. Indigenous Services Canada says other resources need to be exhausted before that happens.
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First Nations leaders look forward to reconciliation
Leaders and delegates from First Nations communities met with Pope Francis to speak about Canada's history with residential schools, including the discovery of what are likely children's remains at the grounds of a former residential...
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Using Indigenous knowledge to tackle climate change
For the first time ever, climate data from hundreds of Indigenous communities across Canada is being shared alongside knowledge from elders to help combat the climate crisis.
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Ottawa strikes deal to turn over thousands of residential school documents
The federal government has struck a deal to turn over thousands of residential school documents to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, including the school narratives for nearly a dozen of the institutions.
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Federal compensation may provide opportunities but more is needed, says welfare advocate
Autumn Windego, a youth welfare advocate, says a further acceptance and understanding is needed to bring true change and healing for First Nations child welfare systems.
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Ottawa appeals Indigenous children ruling, maintains work continues on settlement
The federal government filed an appeal in its long-running fight over a ruling on Indigenous child welfare compensation, while also pressing pause on it, saying all sides have agreed to enter negotiations.
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Pope to visit Canada, meet with Indigenous leaders
Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada 'in the context of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples,' the Vatican said on Wednesday.
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Trudeau apologizes to Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to members of the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation for not joining the community on the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, but made no new commitments on steps toward reconciliation.
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Action is needed from Catholic church, not words, says residential school survivor
Cree writer Darrel McLeod and residential school survivor Liz Akiwenzie offer their thoughts on the meeting in Rome between a First Nations delegation and Pope Francis. The delegation was seeking an apology from the Pope to residential...
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Indigenous delegation gives Pope Francis a cradleboard symbolizing residential school survivors
Assembly of First Nations delegation lead Regional Chief Gerald Antoine says he hopes the delegation can forge a new relationship with Pope Francis and the Catholic Church after the visit to the Vatican.
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Coroners must improve communication, transparency, says Ontario watchdog
The Death Investigation Oversight Council, charged with overseeing Ontario's chief coroner, has issued a non-binding recommendation for families to be advised when there's a change in the coroner leading a death investigation. The...
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Flags still fly half mast for residential school victims
All three national Indigenous leaders are urging the federal government to keep the Canadian flag lowered on federal buildings in memory of students who never came home from residential schools, but a former Truth and Reconciliation...
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Remains of 215 children found on grounds of B.C. residential school
A B.C. First Nation believes it has found the remains of over 200 Indigenous children at the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. It housed hundreds of Indigenous children over eight decades.
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Calls for accountability accompany grief over discovery of remains at B.C. residential school
WARNING: This video contains details some readers may find distressing. The grief is palpable in Kamloops, B.C., after a preliminary survey of the grounds of a former residential school uncovered the bodies of 215 children. As memorials...
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Trudeau promises support for residential school survivors amid calls for action
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave few specifics, but promised more support for residential school survivors following the discovery of remains in B.C. But opposition parties are calling...