First Nations
University of Winnipeg Indigenous course requirement changing student attitudes
Since the fall of 2016, incoming undergraduate learners at the University of Winnipeg have had to take at least one class on Indigenous histories, cultures or matters in order to graduate.
Indigenous people react to Pope's apology
Pope Francis delivered on Monday, July 25, 2022, an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools, saying many Christians supported the colonization of Indigenous people. He made the remarks at the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton.
Crickets on conservation and climate in Jean Charest’s Indigenous policy plan
It also lacks any endorsement of the environmental and climate commitments called for in the Assembly of First Nations’ 2021 federal priorities document titled The Healing Path Forward.
Natural medicines scatter Manitoba’s plains, forests and rivers — if a person knows where to look
"It’s a beautiful feeling to be out there on the land, knowing those medicines are still around," says Chickadee Richard.
Farmers join 'living lab' program to reduce greenhouse gases
The federal government has expanded a program to include the agricultural sector in coming up with solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Senate report calls for rights-based Indigenous fisheries
A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada's East Coast and overhaul its approach to negotiations.
Pre-school pen pals share, care in the name of reconciliation
An unlikely friendship between young learners from two Manitoba pre-schools 450 kilometres apart is being welcomed as a small act of reconciliation.
Pope's visit will help world understand trauma caused by residential schools
Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people.
B.C. salmon farming industry welcomes talks with feds on fish farming future
A formal consultation process for the future of the industry is welcome after years of "ad hoc" discussions over Ottawa's pledge to end open-net salmon aquaculture, the executive director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association said on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Pope to meet with Alberta residential school survivors during visit
The program for Pope's trip to Canada next month includes a visit to the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors, the Vatican said on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Ojibwa language camp all about sustaining culture, fostering understanding and connection
Organizers hope this format will play a key part in the revitalization of Indigenous languages in Manitoba. Because while there are thousands of fluent speakers in the province, the generational divide is wide: in many First Nations, most speakers are over age 60.
Ottawa paid to keep pimps away from First Nations fire evacuees
Red Cross hires security to protect vulnerable girls, young women from drug dealers, sex traffickers when it arranges urban accommodations for northern residents forced to flee disasters.
Ottawa, N.W.T. talk to U.S. charity about funding for Indigenous park guardians
Ottawa and Northwest Territories are in discussions with a large American charity about permanent funding for a program that puts First Nations people in charge of looking after parks and other conservation areas on their traditional lands.
Understanding B.C.'s old-growth logging deferrals
A process is underway in British Columbia to temporarily defer logging in priority old-growth forests, allowing time for the government to work with First Nations to decide how they should be managed in the long term.