Grand Chief launches hunger strike as Algonquins demand fair treatment in Ottawa
Grand Chief Verna Polson of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Council has launched a hunger strike…
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.
Man reoccupies Ontario park to protest 2018 agreement, re-establish clan system
An Ojibwa man has blocked partial access to a provincial park in Ontario in an…
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.”
‘Let us rise with more energy’: Saganash responds to Senate death of C-262 as Liberals promise, again, to legislate UNDRIP
Romeo Saganash says he’s devastated that his private member’s bill C-262 has been left to…
Trans Mountain approval met with promised resistance by First Nations
The Trudeau government has approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and is promising to have…
Genocide against Indigenous peoples a side note of UN Human Rights commissioner’s visit to Ottawa
The United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights wants Canada to implement the National Inquiry…
Pressure mounts on Conservatives poised to kill Indigenous rights legislation
A coalition of churches has added its voice to the growing chorus of support for…
Senate passes Indigenous Languages bill with amendments addressing Inuit concerns
The Senate has passed legislation that lawmakers say could help save many Indigenous languages on…
Residents of hydro-impacted communities bring message to Ottawa
To the federal government and some provinces, hydro dams represent a pathway from fossil fuels…