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Truth and Reconciliation commissioner recalls dilemma over cultural genocide finding
The residential school survivor’s reference to genocide came on a cool October day in 2011, Marie Wilson recalls. The phrase was short and direct but […]
Métis Nation of Ontario accuses Manitoba leaders of hypocrisy, politicking on identity issue
Ontario Métis leaders deny identity theft allegations made at the Indigenous Identity Fraud Summit in Winnipeg last week, accusing opponents of politicizing Métis identity, flip-flopping on past positions […]
Indigenous leaders adopt declaration condemning identity theft
First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis leaders unanimously adopted what they’re calling a historic declaration condemning Indigenous identity theft Wednesday afternoon in Winnipeg. Delegates from Ontario First […]
Indigenous Identity Fraud Summit opens with denunciations, statements of solidarity
First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis leadership united Tuesday morning in Winnipeg to cement their alliance against what they call Indigenous identity fraud, which they say […]
Cree wrestler has her eyes set on Olympic gold
Heading home from Banting Middle School in Coquitlam, B.C. Justina Di Stasio would look through a window at children tumbling, cartwheeling and doing backwards rolls and […]
Feds mull options as Métis self-government bill threatens to collapse
The federal government is mulling a path forward after the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan dropped support for its own proposed self-government legislation, another blow to the controversial […]
Omission of reconciliation ‘glaring’ and ‘alarming’ in budget speech, Manitoba First Nations leaders say
First Nations leaders are panning this year’s federal budget and demanding a renewed commitment from the Liberal government, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland failed to mention […]
Liberals pledge $9B in new money for Indigenous communities in 2024 budget
The Trudeau government is promising $9 billion in new cash for Indigenous communities over the next five years, a smaller spend than some past budgets but […]
Indigenous infrastructure gap estimated at more than $425B
As the Trudeau government prepares to release this year’s federal budget, Indigenous organizations estimate it would take more than $425 billion to close the infrastructure […]