indigenous culture

A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."

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Knowledge keeper Wanbdi Wakita has been patiently listening all his 80 years.

“Once that land goes, or those ways of eating go, Indigenous food culture goes as well,” says Atlanta Grant, a UBC master's student working on Indigenous food sovereignty.

The young people who have streamed into Saskatoon this week for a three-day Canada World Youth event are pumped to change the world.

Wally Chartrand is keeper of the spirit at Ma Mawi. Others call him elder. The voice of many teachings prefers the humbler shkabeh, ‘being a helper’

Elizabeth Moore, an Indigenous food gatherer, works with schools, hospitals and the greater community to increase food security and knowledge in the area.

British Columbia is not trying to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it is attempting to prevent environmental damage and hold the corporation responsible for the cleanup of a spill, a lawyer argued on Monday, March 18, 2019.

British Columbia's Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project during a five-day hearing that starts on Monday, March 18, 2019.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Ontario lawyer Josee Forest-Niesing and Mi'kmaq leader Brian Francis from Prince Edward Island as the newest members of the Senate.

A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture.

A candidate for premier of Saskatchewan is walking back his anti-abortion comments while some female politicians and women's groups say abortion should no longer be up for political debate.

Montreal's La Ronde amusement park says it has removed a carousel horse depicting an Indigenous man's severed head in a bag.