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Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules

Court urges federal and Ontario governments to make payouts after ‘dishonourably’ neglecting 174-year-old deal

The Guardian - US

‘It was like the wild west’: meet the First Nations guardians protecting Canada’s pristine shores

From crab monitoring and bear patrols to rescue operations, the watchmen are the official eyes and ears of indigenous communities

The Guardian - UK

Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case?

Local chiefs claim Kawartha Lakes First Nation is part of a wave of cases in which people falsely claim Indigenous identity

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The Crown promised riches to First Nations in Canada – over 150 years on, they could finally get billions

In northern Ontario, a dozen First Nations have been left struggling. A court’s attempt at compensation could see them getting up to C$126bn

The Guardian - US

Exclusive: Docs Blocked by BC NDP Raise Questions about First Nation Statement on Fairy Creek Protests

The Pacheedaht First Nation’s statement was an ideological bomb for protesters and their supporters. Was it influenced by the BC government?

The Walrus

Revisiting the Williams Treaties of 1923: Anishinaabeg perspectives after a century

One hundred years ago this November, the governments of Canada and Ontario signed treaties with First Nations of the Chippewa of Lake Simcoe (Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama) and the Mississauga of the north shore of Lake Ontario (Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island).

The Conversation

Who is Wab Kinew, Canada’s first First Nations premier of Manitoba?

In a historical first, a member of Canada’s First Nations community has become the leader of Manitoba province.

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Mercury poisoning Indigenous community

"Our way of life has been totally destroyed.”

Salon

How Indigenous economic development corporations can support a just, low-carbon energy transition

There are over 50,000 Indigenous businesses in Canada today. According to the 2020 census, the Indigenous economy generated a gross domestic product of $48.9 billion dollars. A growing number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities are establishing economic development corporations (EDCs), of which many are involved in the renewable…

The Conversation

After the migrant deaths in Akwesasne, Canadian immigration law must reckon with its colonial history

On March 29, two families of four died while attempting to cross the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. Their bodies were found in Akwesasne Mohawk territory which straddles the Canada-United States border.

The Conversation

First Nations are using 'creative disruption' to foster economic growth in their communities

First Nations have been resisting the historic and ongoing impacts of Canada’s extractive economy on their communities by exercising their right to self-governance and taking control of their economic futures.

The Conversation

For a lot of First Nations peoples, debates around the Voice to Parliament are not about a simple 'yes' or 'no'

A referendum to vote on a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be happening later this year.

The Conversation

First Nations get conservation

Guardian programs offer one example of how governments can work with Indigenous peoples

Salon

‘A soul wound’: a First Nation built its culture around salmon. Now they have to fly it in frozen

As chinook numbers migrating to Canada fall 95% to record lows, communities are resorting to importing fish to keep their traditions alive

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Saskatchewan stabbings: Everything we know about deadly attacks as Canada police hunt remaining suspect

The manhunt for two suspects, Myles Sanderson, 30, and Damien Sanderson, 31, continued into Monday morning after the spate of deadly stabbings in the western Canadian province

The Guardian - AU

NT treaties must achieve ‘highest levels of self-determination’ for First Nations, commissioner says

Acting treaty commissioner Tony McAvoy recommends forum for Indigenous people to endorse a state-wide treaty model

The Conversation

No time to waste: We need to start prioritizing solid waste management in First Nation communities

Last year, Harry Towtongie, the mayor of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, bemoaned how toxic substances released from the community’s dumpsite into the nearby ocean have been harming local food sources. He said the dumpsite was full and overflowing, and must be decommissioned before a new one is built, but financial support…

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SA Health reveals eight First Nation COVID-19 deaths since beginning of pandemic

Eight Indigenous people have died after contracting COVID-19 in South Australia since the beginning of the pandemic, SA Health reveals.

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Indigenous peoples across the globe are uniquely equipped to deal with the climate crisis - so why are we being left out of these conversations?

The urgency of tackling climate change is even greater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and other First Nation peoples across the globe. First Nations people will be disproportionately affected and are already experiencing existential threats from climate change.

Al Jazeera

Indigenous delegates hold first talks with Pope Francis in Rome

Indigenous leaders are seeking apology from the pope for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s ‘residential schools’.

The Guardian - AU

‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission

Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations

The Independent UK

Canadian Indigenous leaders to meet pope over school abuse

In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI met with a First Nations delegation from Canada and privately expressed regret over abuse suffered by Indigenous children at church-run boarding schools

The Guardian - US

Canadian pipeline groups spend big to pose as Indigenous champions

Oil and gas companies are ‘Indigenous-washing’ their ads to garner support for projects on First Nation lands

Al Jazeera

Canada: 169 potential graves found at former residential school

First Nation community in Canadian province of Alberta says search uncovered 169 ‘anomalies’ associated with graves.

The Guardian - UK

Night-time attack on controversial Canadian gas pipeline site

Police release video of attack on workers’ equipment at camp of Coastal GasLink, a 400-mile pipeline opposed by First Nation groups

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