Indigenous women

Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.

"This is a critical initiative," New Democrat MP Leah Gazan, who represents the riding of Winnipeg Centre, said last month as a House of Commons committee began studying her "Red Dress Alert" proposal.

Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements.

The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia.

A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses the British Columbia government of "sexism and genocide" over a decades-long practice of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization and abortions.

Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated," nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency, said the top doctor for the First Nations Health Authority.

Retired senator Lillian Dyck said she was "stunned" to see reports last fall questioning the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose story she had related to, and whose career she had celebrated.

Six out of 10 universities confirm they're reviewing honorary degrees given to retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group of Indigenous women to revoke them following a CBC investigation into her claims of Indigenous heritage.

Indigenous women filled social media with stories of strength and resilience from coast to coast while proudly donning their ribbon skirts on Wednesday, celebrating Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day.

For Isabella Kulak, marking National Ribbon Skirt Day means wearing clothing that represents who you are.

A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls.

Calls from the daughters of a slain Indigenous woman to bring her remains home from a landfill that police in Winnipeg won't search turned into a rallying cry on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, to end the violence against their women and girls.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked through blowing snow on Monday, November 28, 2022, to lay tobacco on the graves of victims of a mass stabbing before listening to family members who have been grieving for nearly three months.

Indigenous people have always been quick to use new technology, but we always had bigger dreams than simple proficiency or profit, writes Loretta Todd.

Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III.