Tsilhqot’in National Government declares overdose emergency
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2024 9:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spike in overdose deaths in the six …
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Federal government reaches $7M settlement with ?aqam First Nation in B.C.
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2024 8:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government and a British Columbia First …
First Nations leaders say mental health crisis worsening at emergency meeting – National
First Nations leaders held an emergency meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday to discuss a mental health crisis they warn could get even worse without government help. Nishnawbe Aski Nation says …
Dementia projected to surge 273% in Indigenous communities while support services lacking
New research by the Alzheimer Society shows Indigenous communities should brace for a whopping 273% increase in dementia cases by 2050, substantially higher than the potential 187% increase forecast for …
Ottawa tables long-awaited bill to improve, protect First Nations water quality – National
The Liberal government tabled much-anticipated legislation Monday that aims to improve water quality in First Nations communities, improve collaboration on water protection and codify a new First Nations-led commission. The …
First Nations chiefs hope court will approve child-welfare settlement this week
First Nations chiefs and advocates are hopeful the Federal Court will approve a landmark child-welfare settlement this week, years after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal called the federal government’s treatment …
Manitoba election ‘momentous’ step to reconciliation, says Jody Wilson-Raybould
The election of Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier in Manitoba last week is a “momentous” step on the path to reconciliation, the country’s first Indigenous attorney general says — …
Indigenous representation in health care improving – but ‘enormous gaps’ remain – National
Ever since she was a little girl, Kelsey Allen dreamed of being a doctor. But the 25-year-old medical student from the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation in Newfoundland knows her …
Inside the push to end ‘birth evacuations’ in Indigenous communities – National
A fire was lit in the healing lodge in Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Sask., while Ashley Rabbitskin prepared to welcome her baby boy into the world. A smudging ceremony purified …
Ottawa to table ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation this fall: Hajdu – National
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says she hopes to table a piece of legislation this fall that she says is the closest the federal government has come to co-developing law …