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Sayisi Dene First Nation seeks apology for 1956 forced relocation (03/11)
The Sayisi Dene First Nation is asking the Canadian government to apologize for being forced to leave its homeland in northern Manitoba. The First Nation...
Editorial: More accountability needed on salaries at First Nations (03/11)
"Over the past year, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a taxpayer watchdog group, revealed the exorbitant salaries paid to many native politicians, based on the leaks...
Mohawks support lawsuit to block shipment of nuclear equipment (03/09)
Mohawk First Nations in Canada are supporting a lawsuit that seeks to block the shipment of nuclear equipment along the St. Lawrence River. Mohawk communities...
This Magazine: First Nations suffer from dirtiest water in Canada (03/03)
"If you were to turn on a tap in the First Nation of Little Salmon Carmacks, Yukon, your cup might run over with gasoline, fecal...
Column: Native woman was survivor of residential school ordeal (03/03)
"On Tuesday night, Doreen, a close friend of mine, passed away. She was a survivor of residential schools. Doreen's story is remarkable not only for...
Seattle mayor proclaims John T. Williams Day in honor of carver (03/01)
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn proclaimed Sunday as John T. Williams Day. John T. Williams was a member of the Dididaht First Nation of British Columbia...
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe against shipment of nuclear equipment (02/22)
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York is opposing the shipment of nuclear equipment through a waterway on the reservation. The owner of a...
Court boosts Native woman's punishment for drunken driving (02/18)
A Native woman who pleaded guilty to charges of impaired driving causing and driving without a license deserves a harsher punishment for her crime, the...
Blog: 'Conspiracy of Silence' book details murder of Native girl (02/17)
"Four white boys. One Cree girl. Four cowards. One warrior. Two white boys given immunity, one acquitted, one handed a life (?) sentence. A stolen...
Officer who fatally shot Native woodcarver resigns from force (02/17)
The Seattle, Washington, police officer who fatally shot John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver, resigned from the force on Wednesday. Ian Birk had been on...
Leader of First Nations organization resists calls to resign post (02/16)
Guy Lonechild says he won't step down as chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Lonechild was presented with a petition that seeks his...
No charges against officer who fatally shot Native woodcarver (02/16)
Prosecutors in King County, Washington, won't file charges against a Seattle police officer who fatally shot John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver. The county conducted...
Inuit teens survive four days in freezing cold in Quebec tundra (02/15)
Two Inuit teens are recovering after surviving four days in below-freezing temperatures in the tundra of northern Quebec. Isajah Nastapoka, 15, and Kasudluak Kasudluak, 17,...
Chief of First Nations organization faces call to resign from post (02/11)
Guy Lonechild is facing pressure to step down as chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations after pleading guilty to a drunken driving...
Squamish First Nation asks members to approve housing project (02/10)
The Squamish First Nation of British Columbia is asking its members to approve plans for a housing development. The tribe plans to build two high-rise...
Youth from Cowichan Tribes on high alert after death of teenager (02/08)
Youth from the Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia are taking extra precautions following the death of an 18-year-old girl. Tyeshia Jones apparently took a shortcut...
First Nations leaders among 23 charged for prescription drug ring (02/08)
Two leaders of the Key First Nation of Saskatchewan are among 23 people who have been charged in connection with a prescription drug trafficking ring....
About 45000 descendants qualified for Indian Act status in Canada (02/04)
About 45,000 First Nations descendants are eligible for Indian Act status under a new law that went into effect this week. The descendants were denied...
Chief of First Nations organization pleads guilty to impaired driving (02/02)
Guy Lonechild, the chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, pleaded guilty in connection with an impaired driving incident in September 2009. Lonechild,...
Authorities investigating homicide of First Nations teenage girl, 17 (02/02)
Authorities are treating the death of a 17-year-old girl on the Cheslatta Carrier Nation as a homicide. The girl was found dead in a home...
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