Federal government changes course on sex discrimination legislation
The federal government has decided to change course on its proposed legislation to end sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act.
Indigenous women
For young Inuit, getting an education can mean choosing between cultures
When she graduated in June of this year, Patricia Deveaux won a Governor General’s Academic Medal for having the highest grades in her high-school class. Meanwhile, she had long since learned the ropes in the world of work, having talked her way into a job at a local hotel when she was 13. “She was always the one I looked up to,” says her 16-year-old sister, Lissa.
Trudeau devotes UN speech to Canada's shame over Indigenous Peoples
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the brightest stage in international politics to shine a light on the darkest corners of Canada's story on Thursday.
Raven Lacerte wants to change the world, one leather square at a time
Six years ago, British Columbia’s Raven Lacerte went on a hunting trip that would trigger a nationwide fashion trend with a political edge.
Look in the mirror and what do you see? Not enough diversity, says report
The portrayal of Canada's diversity on television has improved over the last decade, but there's still a lack of programming representing people with disabilities and the Indigenous population.
Indigenous woman says shut down of Saskatchewan bus service will cost lives
Connie Deiter said that’s why she has filed a complaint with the human rights commission alleging that the decision discriminates against her and other Indigenous women.
Gender-based violence strategy to focus on better data, prevention and support
The Liberal government is launching its long-awaited strategy on gender-based violence on Monday, June 19, 2017.
Ceremony precedes first hearings of missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry
The head of a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls says she understands why families in Whitehorse are anxious as the process begins.
Missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry in 'serious trouble': advocates
More than 30 advocates, indigenous leaders and family members issued an open letter May 15, 2017, to the chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
Victims anxious for MMIW inquiry hearings
For 16 years, Maggy Gisle thought her lot in life was to be a "junkie, a prostitute and a drug dealer." Now she's collecting stories for the inquiry.
Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren't alone
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth.
Annie Mae Pictou Aquash's daughter says families want loved ones acknowledged
She is the daughter of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, an American indigenous rights activist whose body was found near the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota in 1976.
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announces inquiry into missing Indigenous women
Missing Indigenous women is "a national tragedy that requires an urgent national response," Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said.