Indigenous
A new path for a fair energy transition with Indigenous communities
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.
Living and learning in nature
Divya Dey is connecting Black, Indigenous, and women of colour to nature.
Clean water for First Nations needed before next elections, House committee hears
A remote northern Ontario First Nation now has a water treatment plant, but is still unable to lift its boil water advisory of almost three decades.
Family members of women killed by Winnipeg serial killer to address court
A judge convicted Jeremy Skibicki last month of first-degree murder in the 2022 slayings, which put another spotlight on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
MOVIES: Axel F, brought back and popular
There's also a very truthful story of Indigenous life in North America these days
Massive wind energy project planned for Saskatchewan
Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan.
B.C. First Nation wants removal of RCMP officer over ‘racist’ social media posts
Heiltsuk leaders met with RCMP officials earlier this week over the "racist text and images" the officer posted on social media before joining the Mounties, but the officer remains on duty in Bella Bella and is awaiting a transfer.
Economic reconciliation means no green strings attached
The Indigenous loan guarantee program will have no green strings attached, opening opportunities for controversial development like oil, gas and nuclear projects.
RCMP mistreat homeless Indigenous women in NWT: report
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.
Equity in the energy game
Giving African Nova Scotian, Black and Indigenous peoples a place at the table in the fight against climate change.
First Nations uneasy chronic wasting disease will weaken food security
Dubbed the zombie deer disease, CWD carries potential health concerns and far-reaching social, economic, and conservation impacts — especially for Indigenous populations that rely on hunting for traditional foods
Feds fund support for consultation paperwork pileup
For Angel Ransom, it’s stacks of paperwork, short timelines, overstretched staff and a gauntlet of project proposals that lead to consultation fatigue.
‘The mining rush for green energy’: Why Ontario chiefs are asking for a moratorium on claims
Last week, the Chiefs of Ontario called for a moratorium on mining claims to deal with the problems connected with the onslaught of stakes linked to the province’s digital mineral lands administration system.
First he helped unmask a superhero. Then he created his own
Jay Odjick, a writer and illustrator from Kitigan Zibi First Nation, has spent a large part of his career improving the representation of Indigenous people in comics, animations and children’s books — something he says didn't exist when he was a child.