Indigenous

A group of eight North American Indigenous elder women, weathered in front-line resistance, fluent in their languages and rich in traditional teachings, have joined forces to protect the sacred knowledge needed for future generations to face a climate in crisis. 

Verukah Poirier, a young Indigenous woman, is one of 800 former foster children whose post-secondary tuition fees were waived as part of a provincial program launched in 2017. Education at residential schools destroyed families but now can lift families up, says one advocate.

More than 800 young adults who grew up in care are studying for free in British Columbia. It’s a significant feat. Just a third of children from foster homes and other care graduate from high school by the time they turn 19, compared with 84.6 per cent of the general population.

Fed up with task forces and working groups discussing the potential for changing the name of the university men’s sports teams to something less offensive than “Redmen,” Tomas Jirousek organized a campaign and demonstration to #ChangetheName.

Canada’s federal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over five years to improve the living conditions of Indigenous communities and advance self-determination and self-governance, as Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government seeks to renew its claim as an honest broker and trusted partner in reconciliation efforts.

On Friday, the leadership of Ontario's Cat Lake First Nation were at Queen's Park urging Premier Doug Ford and his government to step in and do what the federal government has failed to: provide emergency housing, medical assistance and fire teams. 

Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation from cabinet does not look good for Justin Trudeau’s government, no matter how you twist and turn it. 

The First Nations Technology Council and Animikii, a digital agency that supports Indigenous technology, are working hard to ensure Indigenous peoples have a seat at the rapidly growing tech table in British Columbia. From data sovereignty to digital skills training programs, Indigenous communities, nations and organizations are utilizing technology as a path to self determination.

Premier John Horgan of British Columbia said on Wednesday that he sees “no quick fix” to the surging Canadian question about territorial rights as a First Nation group and law enforcement clashed in a remote northern part of the province this week.

Alberta's environment minister has cancelled public information sessions about proposed new parks in a region known as Bighorn Country, citing "bullying" and "abuse" which she says make it impossible to guarantee people's safety.

Nancy Pelosi, a veteran Democrat brawler and vocal critic of Canada's trade agreement with the United States and Mexico, resumed her role on Thursday, January 3, 2019, as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman in history to hold the gavel twice in her political career.

A Vancouver-area First Nation's decision to support the Woodfibre LNG project may have come as a surprise to some, considering the nation's role in helping to derail the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion earlier this year.

Morningstar Mercredi says she woke up from surgery at 14 and immediately broke down when she discovered the baby she had felt inside her was gone.

Reporter Emilee Gilpin sat down with award-winning author Eden Robinson at the beginning of her newest book launch to discuss nothing less than her success, dating life and the latest LNG pipeline project in her territory.

Emerging Indigenous directors Asia Youngman and Trevor Mack premiered their short documentary 'In the Valley of Wild Horses' at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Their showings sold-out, highlighting an increased interest in community-based story-telling.