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What comes next in the search for missing residential school children?
Ground-penetrating radar surveys are only the first part of a complex process in identifying potential remains.
For this First Nation, deciding to dig at a former residential school was 1st uneasy step in healing
Pine Creek First Nation in western Manitoba was among the first in Canada to excavate a site with potential unmarked graves — a journey that may provide tough lessons for others weighing the same step.
Human rights complaint filed after another Heiltsuk First Nation member denied bank account using status card
A man who identifies as Muslim and Indigenous has filed a human rights complaint against a TD Bank in Surrey, B.C., after they refused to accept his government-issued Indian status card and ultimately refused to open a bank account for him last May.
Indigenous communities hit hard by B.C. floods say they received no warning, are getting little help
As the province cleans up from what was some of the worst flooding in B.C. history, several Indigenous communities are joining the growing chorus of those criticizing the provincial government's lack of warning to residents in hard-hit areas.
How basketball offers urban Indigenous girls a place to belong
Team manager Nicole Cardinal knows that being on a team like the East Van Grizzlies isn't just about winning a trophy. It can help reinforce Indigenous pride and identity during players' formative years, which can last a lifetime.
'We were horrified': Fights to repatriate Indigenous ancestral remains continue worldwide
Indigenous people are still trying to repatriate cultural objects and human remains taken from them during colonization. A state-funded New Zealand program is one example of how to get them back.
'You feel the ties that bind you': Métis culture, language showcased at this year's Festival du Bois
The Métis Experience promises to be fun, but the demonstrations of language, history and jigging are set against a backdrop of a culture that organizers say is slowly disappearing.
'I had an identity issue': Basketball connects urban Indigenous player with his roots
Helping his Nisga'a team win a basketball championship is a victory for Gene Wolff. But connecting to his home First Nation in northern B.C. is an even bigger win.
Urban Cree reclaim their heritage by learning the most common Indigenous language in Metro Vancouver
In the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-waututh First Nations, the most commonly understood Indigenous mother tongue isn’t Halkomelem. It’s Cree, according to Statistics Canada.
Urban voice needed in talks on UN Indigenous rights, says leader
Nearly 80 per cent of Indigenous people now live in urban settings, but without an urban Indigenous advocacy body, it’s unclear how UNDRIP will impact what is the majority of the Indigenous population.