indigenous rights

An unwavering advocate for Indigenous children’s rights received the city’s greatest honour on Tuesday. During a ceremony at City Hall, Dr. Cindy Blackstock, the executive director of…

President Joe Biden is now facing pressure from within the Democratic National Committee to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the 77-year-old Indigenous rights activist who has served 46…

Leaders of the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators wrote to President Joe Biden on Monday urging him to release Leonard Peltier from prison, warning that the 77-year-old…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted…

The office of federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says it’s “very concerning” that Nova Scotia’s Sipekne’katik First Nation is intending to proceed with what it says is…

Jody Wilson-Raybould will not be running in the next federal election. In a letter posted on her constituency website Thursday morning, Wilson-Raybould announced she will not…

The country’s second pandemic-shaded Canada Day is underway, with events again scaled back due to COVID-19, or cancelled as Canadians reckon with the horrific legacy of…

A landmark piece of Liberal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the…

By Michael Tutton The Canadian Press Posted June 2, 2021 2:14 pm …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2021 2:50 pm …