First Nations say they fear 'legislative extinction' under Indian Act's 2nd-generation cut-off

Witnesses before a House of Commons committee Thursday say they fear "legislative extinction" of their First Nations if the ...

Ottawa to begin $8.5B rollout for Ontario First Nations to reclaim child welfare

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says $8.5 billion will begin flowing to Ontario First Nations on May 29 to ...
Civil Eats

Some First Nations Are Fighting Fish Farms in BC to Protect Their Waters and Cultures

December 21, 2020 update: On December 17, the Canadian government announced a plan to to phase out all open-net pen salmon farms in the area around the Discovery Islands immediately south of the ...
The Conversation

The way we talk about First Nations issues is striking, as our analysis of 82 million words of Australian news and opinion shows

With just three words, then-prime minister Kevin Rudd said in 2008 what his predecessor wouldn’t say in parliament. And so swelled the tears, emotion and silent pain of generations of Indigenous ...
National Post

Separation speed bump: Negotiating with First Nations

Scholar says any successful secession needs legitimacy. And the Indigenous ’see their continuing connection to the federal Crown as a check and balance' You can save this article by registering for ...

What it's like to stay at a First Nations village in Quebec City

Minutes from the heart of the historic district of Quebec City, a First Nation puts art and history at the centre of a stay.
The Conversation

First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change

Child protection processes in Australia have a history of injustice that disproportionately targets and harms First Nations children, families and communities. As a result, contemporary child ...