Two members of the Nisga'a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project. Cecil Mercer and Stephen Nyce say in their lawsuit that the pipeline proje...

A program aimed at supporting vulnerable individuals in Whitehorse has received national recognition for its harm reduction efforts. The Council of Yukon First Nations' Moccasin Mobile Outreach program was awarded the Harm Reduction Award at the 50th Anniversary National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Summit. Th...

More than 60 Indigenous items repatriated from the Vatican are now back on Canadian soil - but their journey home is just getting started. Experts and elders are now working to trace their origins and return them to the communities that created them. The items - which include baby carriers, embroidered gloves, a bow an...

By Abby Francis Local Journalism Initiative Reporter IndigiNews Denise Smith cherishes her childhood memories of her parents harvesting and preparing traditional ɬaʔəmen (Tla'amin) foods - from hunting deer in the forest, to fishing for perch on their territories, and for cod in the ocean. Though her mother passed a...

The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of Parliament Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments referring to "unceded territory" at the start of public events. In a joint statement, the chiefs from the Tla'amin, Homalco, K'omoks and Klah...

The Métis National Council has signed an agreement with the Northwest Territory Métis Nation to boost collaboration between the two groups, which could lead the N.W.T. nation to join the national body on a permanent basis. The agreement, signed this week in Edmonton, says the two groups will work to ident...

An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the provincial government and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim are illegal cannabis operations. The council of Cape Breton's Membertou First Nation, led ...

The grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations says King Charles "expressed his concern" after hearing about Alberta's separatist push in a face-to-face meeting with Indigenous leaders on Wednesday. Grand Chief Joey Pete, who was part of a delegation of Treaty 6 chiefs who went to Buckingham P...

irst Nations chiefs from across Alberta have unanimously passed a vote of non-confidence in the UCP government, citing concerns over growing separatist sentiment and what they describe as the government's failure to uphold Treaty responsibilities. The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs, representing Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treat...

The leader of a First Nation in northern Manitoba that has been dealing with severe water damage, forcing many to leave, says 2,000 people remain displaced due to unhabitable homes. David Monias, chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, said mould and exposed asbestos from burst frozen pipes have made hundreds of homes unsafe...