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The Pope visited Métis Elder Tony Belcourt’s home community of Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., on Tuesday. Canada’s National Observer spoke to Belcourt about his feelings on the visit and the Pope’s apology to Indigenous Peoples for the forced assimilation and abuse at residential schools.

A past filled with abuse provided the lessons Charlotte Nolin needed to transform into the woman she is today.

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in St. John’s, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous people before the couple took part in an emotional healing ceremony.

The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegation.

What often gets drowned out in technical climate debates is the socio-economic relationship between fossil fuel projects and self-directed development opportunities for First Nations.

Yvonne Mirasty was nine years old when she was taken. "When my mom got home from work, we were gone." Along with her siblings, Mirasty was placed in the Timber Bay Children's Home, which the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission and later the Brethren in Christ Church ran between 1952 to 1994.

Dozens of young Canadians are sounding the climate alarm in an open letter to Canadian politicians.

When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment.

Blake Desjarlais says he represents what Alberta is truly about and it's not what the rest of Canada might think.

The Alberta government is contributing $8 million in grants to assist First Nations and Métis communities locate the remains and honour the memories of residential schoolchildren.

Indigenous leaders are expressing disappointment and frustration over comments by Pope Francis they say fell short of an apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. 

The plan released Thursday — the second anniversary of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' final report — was branded as the long-promised "national action plan." However, the document is something of a preliminary framework that some Indigenous leaders said fell short of the urgent action needed.