This Heiltsuk activist wants sovereignty and self-reliance for her community
Meet 'Cúagilákv (Jess Housty), a 34-year-old Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) change-maker helping to promote food security and self-reliance in Bella Bella, B.C.
First Nations
Quebec First Nation calls for equal health-care access following Joyce Echaquan's death
The call to action, known as Joyce’s Principle, aims to ensure that Indigenous people have equal access to "the highest standard" of government-run health services. First Nations have for years complained about discrimination in hospitals and other institutions.
Quebec invests $15 million to improve care for Indigenous patients
Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities.
Digging into the ancient clam gardens that fed coastal First Nations for millennia
First Nations cultivated clam gardens for millennia along the Pacific coast, modifying coastal beaches to create optimal habitat for the mollusks, boost production and feed their people, according to researchers.
Who controls mushroom harvesting on Indigenous lands?
Some First Nations in B.C. have been stepping in to fill the regulatory gap in managing non-timber forest resources — a move both highlighting the value of forests beyond the trees and increasing First Nations’ jurisdiction over their land.
Pledge to end boil-water advisories on First Nations by 2021 delayed by COVID-19, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked back a long-standing promise to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations by 2021 on Friday, pointing the finger at travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
First Nations in New Brunswick file lawsuit to seek declaration of Aboriginal title
Six First Nations in New Brunswick have filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration of title for their traditional lands, which include much of the western half of the province.
TC Energy inks deal for Indigenous ownership interest in Keystone XL pipeline
Indigenous communities are being given a chance to pursue an ownership interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project, builder TC Energy Corp. announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
First Nations groups call for closure of all Fraser River sockeye fisheries
First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister to issue an emergency order to close all sockeye fisheries on the Fraser River.
Feds commit additional $305M to help Indigenous communities combat COVID-19
The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19.
Most Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey
The vast majority of non-Indigenous Quebecers recognize that First Nations members in the province are subject to racism or discrimination, survey results released on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, suggest.
B.C. First Nations call on province for immediate closure of salmon farm
The We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum Nations want the immediate cancellation of Mowi Inc. tenure for its Shaw Point aquaculture operation and more say around salmon farm operations in their territories,, according to a statement issued by the Laich-Kwil-Tach Treaty Society Thursday.
Black Lives Matter demonstrations reach B.C.’s small communities
Small communities in B.C. turned out over the weekend to protest police violence and racism against Black people, Indigenous people and people of colour locally and nationally.
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of oilpatch environmental monitoring
Three northern Alberta First Nations are asking to appeal the province's suspension of environmental monitoring in the oilpatch because it "fails to come close" to being a reasonable decision.
Indigenous group strikes deal to dismantle blockades at Manitoba Hydro site
A Manitoba Indigenous group says there's a deal with the province's Crown-owned hydro utility to remove blockades set up over fears that workers could introduce COVID-19 to an area around a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric project.