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8h ago
As Aamjiwnaang First Nation deals with benzene emissions in the Sarnia, Ont., area making members sick, the small Ontario First Nation is pushing for a seat in global plastics treaty negotiations underway in Ottawa ..read more
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8h ago
Indigenous communities in Alberta have long suffered from water access issues. An expected severe drought might hit them hard ..read more
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18h ago
Since 2011, the state of Vermont has legally recognized four groups as Abenaki tribes. Abenaki in Quebec have long opposed them, and raised their concerns at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ..read more
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18h ago
Some residents of Cold Lake-area First Nations were told they need to evacuate the area immediately as flames approach, while people living in a hamlet near Fort McMurray have had the evacuation alert for their community cancelled ..read more
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1d ago
Inuit leaders are concerned with the Trudeau government’s failure to spend any new money this year specifically on its goal of eliminating tuberculosis in Inuit regions by 2030. Advocates say budget 2024 was "a missed opportunity" and "a major disappointment" on that front ..read more
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1d ago
A Manitoba First Nation is taking the provincial government to court to halt logging at Duck Mountain Provincial Park until it provides an approved plan for how it will protect the area and fulfil its Treaty 4 obligations ..read more
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2d ago
A First Nation in central British Columbia says it will take a step toward "energy sovereignty" when it builds what officials say will be the largest off-grid solar farm in Canada ..read more
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3d ago
Systemic racism and inequity in health care may be contributing to why First Nations patients in Alberta disproportionately leave emergency departments without being seen, or against medical advice, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ..read more
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3d ago
A Haida elder and residential school survivor is leading a proposed class action lawsuit against the Catholic Church and one of its priests over what she alleges are "false and deeply hurtful" denialist comments ..read more
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3d ago
Leaders from Nishnawbi Aski Nation are holding a news conference in Toronto on Monday morning to address their concerns with the Thunder Bay Police Service, after the OPP this month laid multiple charges against the former police chief and others linked to the force. ..read more