Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa

A demonstration of how healthcare delivery in the North could be transformed was witnessed Thursday by a gathering of First Nation health directors.

The encounter between Mamgark and the tourists is where the real and practical world of the North confronts an idealized and romanticized Arctic. It’s an imaginary Arctic, part of an image sold for southerners’ consumption. That tension is underlined by an increasingly common phrase: “last chance tourism." This phrase refers to the threats posed by the rapid ebbs and flows of the Anthropocene. As for Churchill, the term could mean a tourist’s last opportunity to see the Arctic as it is now, before its iconic wildlife is gone, a relic of a colder era.

Drew Bernard, the ambitious young energy leader from Lennox Island First Nation, graduated from community college with a mission to make his nation energy self sufficient. Now, the community of about 400 people is working toward large-scale renewable projects, a revamped greenhouse and a major retrofit campaign on every house.

$375 million in support has been announced for Indigenous-led conservation efforts across the territory.

“Aamjiwnaang will no longer be known as the community that is a victim of Chemical Valley, but we will be known for our environmental leadership,” said Chief Janelle Nahmabin, elected in September of 2024.

Friendship centres, which serve the needs of urban Indigenous people, are increasingly important in responding to climate disasters

While nation-states continue to negotiate at the international biodiversity talks, Indigenous Peoples continue to push for greater inclusion.

The Raven Indigenous Outcome Fund has embraced a new model for funding that eschews the “pan-Canadian” approach of other programs, which are not developed for the nuances of particular communities and often leave Indigenous nations pigeonholed.

A First Nation in northern British Columbia has launched a judicial review against the Ksi Lisims LNG project, citing threats to the salmon populations that Gitanyow citizens rely upon.

Saulnier and other climate survivors delivered a petition calling for more support for wildland firefighters to legislators on Parliament Hill Wednesday.

A First Nation in Quebec has won a case in the Superior Court over free entry mining claims.

But there are many ways Indigenous voters can and do — or do not — get engaged in politics.

A new report published Tuesday argues that to better ensure a just transition, Indigenous rights must be respected for the development of sustainable resource projects.