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First Nations encampment set up to oppose Ring of Fire development
A First Nations encampment has been set up in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region to protest provincial and federal laws created to fast-track development. Organizer Jeronimo Kataquapit, a member of the Attawapiskat First Nation,...
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Ontario to amend controversial Bill 5 amid criticism from First Nations
The Ford government is expected to amend its controversial Bill 5, designed to fast-track approvals of projects such as mines and highways. As CBC’s Lorenda Reddekopp reports, the change comes amid fierce criticism from Indigenous...
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Indigenous leaders renew push for Vatican to return artifacts
Indigenous leaders in Canada are urging the Vatican to return thousands of cultural artifacts taken more than a century ago. With a new Pope in place, there’s fresh concern the Catholic Church may walk back its promise to return them.
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Wildfires spur 3 First Nations in Sask. to declare joint state of local emergency
Out-of-control wildfires in northern Saskatchewan have prompted three First Nations to declare a joint state of local emergency: the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation.
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There is strength in unity,' says head of Métis nation in Alberta
Andrea Sandmaier, president of Otipemisiwak Métis Government, says she understands why Albertans may feel neglected or ignored by the federal government, but that the rights of Indigenous peoples and treaties with them must be respected.
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Traditional births return to Kehewin Cree Nation after 60 years
For the first time in more than 60 years, a mother in Kehewin Cree Nation was able to deliver her baby with a traditional birth because of a midwifery program that was the first of its kind in a First Nation in Alberta. CBC’s Stephanie...
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Breaking down the Ford government’s controversial Bill 5
The Ford government has been receiving criticism from Ontario’s opposition parties, as well as environmental and Indigenous leaders on their controversial Bill 5. CBC’s Mike Crawley breaks down what you need to know about the legislation.
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What could Alberta separation mean for First Nations in the province?
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Chief Tony Alexis of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation about how Alberta separation threats violate First Nations treaty rights and how the government is not going far enough to...
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Indigenous leaders remember Pope Francis’s visit to Canada, hope reconciliation efforts continue
The late Pope Francis visited Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut for his six-day 'pilgrimage of penance' in July 2022. During the historic visit he apologized for the 'evil committed by so many Christians' in residential schools. Former grand...
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Chief wants Winnipeg hotel rooms freed up for fire evacuees
Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias is calling on the Manitoba government to use the Emergency Measures Act to free up hotel space in Winnipeg to help house thousands of wildfire evacuees.
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Grassy Narrows First Nation gets mercury poisoning treatment centre
Decades after a paper mill dumped tonnes of mercury into a river system, Grassy Narrows First Nation in Northern Ontario is getting a one-of-a-kind treatment centre to help residents suffering from mercury poisoning — a problem the...
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New national media association for Indigenous journalists launches
Indigenous Media Association of Canada co-founder Eden Fineday says there was a need for a national body to represent the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis storytellers.
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Indigenous communities divided over pipeline
A group of Indigenous communities want to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline to help alleviate First Nations poverty, while others say the pipeline could leak and poison the water in their communities.
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Assembly of First Nations rejects $47.8B child welfare deal again
The Assembly of First Nations has again shot down a $47.8B deal with the federal government to reform First Nations child welfare over concerns about the amount, and that it did not cover children living off-reserve. They instead voted...
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Boissonnault resigns from cabinet over Indigenous claims
Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault has resigned from cabinet amid allegations about his business dealings and criticism of his claims about Indigenous ancestry.Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.7388674
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Indigenous leader Murray Sinclair’s legacy honoured with memorial
Murray Sinclair, Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge who became a senator and Truth and Reconciliation commissioner, was honoured at a memorial ceremony by family, friends and colleagues.
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