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Poilievre reiterates concerns with Liberals' UNDRIP law in Assembly of First Nations forum
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pitched First Nations leaders with what he called practical solutions to create economic prosperity on Tuesday, but he reiterated concerns around the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its potential impact on resource development.
Impose a pipeline on Indigenous nations? Not so fast, say Indigenous rights lawyers
Two federal leaders were asked if they would impose a pipeline on Indigenous nations that don’t want it during Wednesday's French debate. Indigenous rights lawyers say any answer other than no would "be contrary to the Constitution."
Survivors urge all political parties to support residential school burial investigations
As U.S. relations, the economy and affordability issue dominate Canada's federal election, Indian residential school survivors and their advocates are urging all parties to pledge support for their investigations into unmarked burials and missing children.
Métis Nation of Ontario claims vindication while critics dismiss long-awaited report on communities
The Métis Nation of Ontario is claiming vindication after a much-anticipated report supported the presence of seven Métis communities in the province, while opponents are dismissing the review as "bogus," with a predetermined outcome.
Carney's former firm Brookfield has been accused of breaching Indigenous rights in 4 countries
Under Mark Carney's leadership, global investment firm Brookfield was accused of breaching Indigenous rights or harming the environment in at least four countries — Brazil, Canada, Colombia and the United States — CBC Indigenous has found.
Untangling Mark Carney's father's ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school
Mark Carney’s father Robert Carney was a federal Indian day school principal in the Northwest Territories in the 1960s, at a place where residential school boarders also attended. Yet three historians are urging caution when approaching that complicated legacy. Here's why.
'We can't be left out:' Indigenous leaders want action, inclusion as election heats up
Indigenous leaders are demanding action as Canada's federal election heats up, hoping their peoples' past sacrifices to secure and defend this country aren't forgotten in the trade and affordability focused campaign.
NDP questions Carney over First Nation's $100M lawsuit against Brookfield subsidiary
Federal New Democrats are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney over a First Nation in Ontario’s $100-million lawsuit against a second-tier subsidiary of his former firm, Brookfield Asset Management.
Arguments close in Métis National Council's 9-week trial against former leaders
Lawyers concluded oral arguments this week in Toronto as a sprawling, nine-week civil trial launched by the Métis National Council against former leaders, consultants and the Manitoba Métis Federation winds down.
Cree community forced to pause suicide-prevention program due to Jordan's Principle changes
Recent directives from Indigenous Services Canada are forcing a health organization to pause a youth suicide-prevention initiative in Kashechewan First Nation. The disruption will increase the risk of suicide in the community, a pediatrician says.