UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders, journalists
Indigenous peoples around the world are harassed and killed at alarming rates. Will the world act?
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‘We get pennies’: NDP Idlout denounces federal budget for lack of commitment to Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous leaders responded to Tuesday’s federal budget with frustration and disappointment. According to NDP MP…
First Nations leaders say federal budget fails to highlight Indigenous priorities
First Nations leaders say they are disappointed the new federal budget doesn’t focus more on…
Feds promise $9B in the budget, includes opt-in tax program, loan guarantees
The federal government is proposing an opt-in tax collection system for First Nation communities that…
Wolastoqey fisher brings the issue of criminalization of Indigenous Peoples to the United Nations
Hundreds of delegates from around the world converged on United Nations headquarters in New York…
Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef…
NDP passes motion to have CEOs appear before committee on Nutrition North food subsidy program
APTN report shows subsidy program short-changing northern consumers.
Board at Native Women’s Association of Canada parts ways with CEO Lynne Groulx
The board at the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) says it has parted ways…
Report is roadmap to end violence against Indigenous women in British Columbia says First Nations council
The chair of the British Columbia First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) says a new report…