February 10, 2025

Canada, the 51st state? ‘Over our dead bodies,’ say Indigenous leaders

Indigenous leaders across Canada are responding sternly to President Donald Trump’s controversial suggestion that Canada should become “our ...

February 7, 2025

What’s happening with the $47.8B child welfare settlement?

As Canada moves forward on a child welfare reform settlement with just Ontario First Nations, what does that mean for the Northwest Territor...

February 7, 2025

Tragedy in our homes’: Saskatchewan First Nations’ community reeling after 4 people killed

Saskatchewan RCMP say the victims of a quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on Tuesday are believed to have been targeted. ...

February 7, 2025

'I have a right to be here,' says Cree woman living in U.S. under Jay Treaty

As concerns about U.S. immigration issues ramp up with Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and Immigration and Customs Enforce...

February 7, 2025

Why Canada's health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

When Dr. Danièle Behn Smith first saw the data on Indigenous life expectancy, her mind went to her own family. The recent report by the B...

February 7, 2025

Quality of employment among First Nations people living off reserve and Métis

In an ever-changing labour market, indicators of quality of employment can play a vital role in identifying key areas to improve working con...

February 6, 2025

Health care access and experiences among Indigenous people, 2024

In 2024, the majority of First Nations people living off reserve (86%), Métis (70%) and Inuit (82%) reported that it was very or somewhat im...

February 6, 2025

Historic Transfer Brings Yellowstone Bison to First Nations in Canada

“The transport of these Yellowstone bison is as beautiful as it is significant. It’s a tremendous honor to have a role in getting these biso...

February 6, 2025

Recounting career, Merle Alexander describes himself as 'child of Aboriginal law'

When Merle Alexander was studying political science at the University of Victoria, it seemed to him that Indigenous rights were all anyone w...

February 6, 2025

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Engage U.S. Native American Organizations on Tariffs, Treaty Rights, and Border Mobility

February 1, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to...