 Unmarked graves in Kamloops triggers a reckoning - A member of the Bonaparte Indian Band near Cache Creek, B.C., Casper said he was deeply distraught when he heard the news last May, when ..., more
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 Every child matters': Indigenous-focused book vending machine unveiled in London, Ont. Start2Finish, a non-profit organization working to promote the health and well-being of children through fitness and education ..., more
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 Members of the National Indian Residential School Survivors Circle met with Catholic Bishops Wednesday in Winnipeg to discuss Pope Francis' visit to Canada, and the wording to be included in his apology ..., more
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 Fighting addiction, going to school, healing trauma - My name is Jeremy Raven. I am 36 years old and was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I needed to change my lifestyle so I looked at my options and started searching for ways of ..., more
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 National chief pans systemic racism - An emotional Perry Bellegarde held back tears as he mentioned Rodney Levi, Chantel Moore, Joyce Echaquan, and all those who died in 2020 at the hands of authorities charged with their protection ..., more
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 Canada has been acused of failing - To comply with a legal order to remedy discriminatory child welfare funding for First Nations families. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society filed a non-compliance motion Thursday on a 201... more |
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 Bill to protect captive animals, ban elephant ivory - Sen. Murray Sinclair has teamed up with primatologist Jane Goodall to propose a law to protect captive animals and ban imports of elephant ivory and hunting trophies into Canada. - more
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 Aboriginal Language: When its gone - that's it. No more Indians. According to a report compiled in 1990 by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal People, 43 of Canada's 53 Native languages are "on the verge of extinction." -more
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 NEW FILM! - WARRIOR LAWYERS - Defenders of Sacred Justice - Rush into the legal world of these role models. From Tribal Sovereignty to Treaty Rights to Indian Child Welfare this film reveals how traditional In dig en io us values and cultural practices can effectively be utilized to face contemporary challenges and issues. - more
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 The Secret of High Female Participation in Politics - They did it without quotas, action plans or affirmative action. Half of the eight candidates in the recent election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations were women — a novel event, not just for the native organization but for Canadian politics in general. - more
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 Reconnecting With the Land Restores Teachers' Spirits - Gathered under sunny skies on the shore of Kawkawa Lake, two dozen teachers listened in rapt attention to the renowned Stó:lō historian and cultural advisor Naxaxalhts'i, Albert "Sonny" McHalsie - more |
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 Indigenous Achievement in Global Export - Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business – Research. Indigenous-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are showing that they are highly adept at breaking - more |
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 Are elders being replaced by screens? A letter to my grandchildren - Dear grandchildren, Right up until I was about five or six years old, I went to residential school. We always went home to our grandma in the summertime. The world that - more |
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 Fetal alcohol disorder advocate calls for inquiry into inmate's death - A Canadian advocate for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is calling for a public inquiry into a recent prison death. "There needs to be accountability in the justice system," said Michelle Stewart - more |
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 First Nations Continue to Fight Pipeline - The court ordered Canada to redo consultation with First Nations, yet their "refreshed" consultation remained inadequate, if not worse - more |
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 Families Heal with Removal of Gender Bias - Canada has updated the Indian Registration System to eliminate long-standing gender-based discrimination. With the remaining provisions of Bill S-3 coming into force - more |
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 Ancient War Trail Destroyed by Pipeline - A pipeline company in B.C. has cleared an area of historical significance to the Wet’suwet’en Nation prior to completing mandatory provincial archaeological work near Kitimat. - more |
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 Indigenous High School Course Not Mandatory - Indigenous courses will not be a mandatory part of the high school curriculum in Ontario - a decision that has angered First Nations members. The Progressive Conservative government's decision reverses - more |
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 NATIVES "TAUGHT" TO FEEL INFERIOR - Aboriginal people were and are being demeaned in schools and their culture and language taken away from them and they were and are being told that they are - more |
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 CLEAN WATER FOR FIRST NATIONS - Troubled waters in First Nations communities. The northern Ontario community of Kashechewan made headlines all over Canada - more |
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 EDUCATION SYSTEM FAILING NATIVES? - Only 51 percent of Natives in the class of 2010 graduated high school. Native Hawaiians fare better, but still - more |
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