Indigenous artwork focuses on the largest pipeline protest in recent history
A crowd gathered at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 1 to bid the Beyond Standing Rock exhibit farewell.
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The shift to private housing in Eeyou Istchee
The housing crisis has been called the “hidden iceberg” lurking beneath many systemic issues facing Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The Cree Nation Government (CNG) has been proactively addressing the urgent need for affordable and adequate housing by working collaboratively with communities since 2011.
Meeting with Quebec government to follow up on Viens report raises hopes
A month after the Viens Commission documented the “systemic discrimination” faced by Quebec’s Indigenous people in accessing public services, Cree leaders are hopeful that many of the report’s calls for action will be implemented.
How Spirit Bear became the symbol of First Nations child welfare
According to legends of the Kitasoo and other First Nations living near the Great Bear Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest, Raven the Creator made one in 10 black bears white to remind him of when the world was covered by frozen glaciers
Class action suit to go ahead for thousands of swindled residential school victims
An Alberta judge has certified a class action suit for 5,600 clients of former Calgary lawyer David Blott, who is accused of swindling millions from those seeking compensation in the Independent Assessment Process of Canada’s Residential School Systems compensation settlement.
Human Rights Tribunal awards maximum amount for each child “willfully and recklessly” removed from on-reserve families
After a legal battle lasting 12 years, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has ordered the federal government to pay compensation to First Nations children and their families who were unnecessarily separated by the child welfare system
An open seat in the North has many parties eyeing an opportunity
Ready or not, another federal election is just around the corner.
Viens report blasts anti-Indigenous racism in Quebec’s public services, but is weak on police reform
Indigenous leaders welcomed the long-awaited Viens Commission report but expressed concerns about accountability when it was released in Val-d’Or September 30, where several women’s stories of provincial police abuse in 2015 led to the creation of the Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Quebec.
Cree AGA stands out for its lack of controversy
Nemaska was beautiful in the first week of August, as delegates, chiefs, heads of Cree organizations and departments gathered for this year’s Annual General Assembly to discuss and report on a wide range of topics.
James O’Reilly invested in the Order of Canada for his defence of Indigenous rights
To follow James A. O’Reilly’s career is to chart the modern history of Indigenous legal rights in Canada