Indigenous inclusion at U.N. ‘tokenistic’ as Amazon chief denied access to climate summit
Days after millions took to the streets to demand political action on climate change, world…
Justin Brake
Justin Brake has French, Irish, British and Mi'kmaq roots and hails from Ktaqamkuk, Mi'kma'ki, or Newfoundland. He joined APTN News in 2017 and works from the Ottawa bureau as the executive producer for the eastern region.
Youth ‘changing the sense of urgency’ as millions march in growing climate strike movement
Millions of people in more than 150 countries around the world rallied in the streets…
Premier meeting with Innu leadership over MHA’s racist remarks
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is meeting with Innu leadership in Labrador today in…
Federal leaders’ debate Indigenous rights, divided on UNDRIP
Indigenous issues featured prominently in Thursday evening’s leaders’ debate hosted by Maclean’s Magazine. Three of…
Trudeau calls election, neglects to mention Indigenous peoples in campaign speech
Justin Trudeau called the fall election Wednesday and set out a host of priorities in…
AFN suspends regional chief pending discrimination investigation
The executive council of the Assembly of First Nations has suspended Nova Scotia-Newfoundland Regional Chief…
‘Indigenous peoples must be able to thrive,’ Trudeau says on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Justin Trudeau is marking International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with a message to…
Morley Googoo asked chiefs to push back against AFN over suspension
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief Morley Googoo has asked chiefs in Nova Scotia…
UN report highlights systemic violence against Indigenous women, supports MMIWG inquiry findings
“Indigenous women from First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities face violence, marginalization, exclusion and poverty.”