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Explore a few of the many diverse Indigenous languages that exist across the country
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10 months later, criminal charges laid against man arrested at Wet'suwet'en barricade
A Prince George, B.C., man is facing criminal charges related to the Jan. 7 enforcement of an interim injunction in Wet’suwet’en territory related to the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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Ottawa failed to work with First Nations to prepare for new child welfare law, says AFN national chief
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says Ottawa has failed to work with First Nations to prepare for a new Indigenous child welfare law coming into force Jan. 1, 2020, according to a letter sent to Indigenous Services Marc Miller Wednesday.
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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What to expect from today's speech from the throne
The Liberal government will lay out its priorities for its second term in office in the throne speech today — a chance for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reboot his government after voters reduced it to a minority in the last election campaign.
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
New funding announced for Indigenous addictions treatment facility near Edmonton
Canada -Edmonton |
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Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with new app
Canada -North |
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Students in southwestern Ontario are singing 'O Canada' in Ojibway
Katerina Georgieva
Canada -Windsor ||
Trudeau government moving forward on UNDRIP legislation, says minister
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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'So darn cute:' Indigenous artists and memers embrace Star Wars series' Baby Yoda
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Rhiannon Johnson
Indigenous |
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Talks to start soon on settling First Nations child welfare compensation, minister tells AFN
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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'We have hope': Ottawa pledges to support First Nations suicide prevention strategies
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Bonnie Allen
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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'It's bittersweet': Cassidy Bernard's family responds to arrest
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Brooklyn Currie
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Mother 'livid' after learning children's personal info may have been exposed in cyberattack
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Marina von Stackelberg
Canada -Manitoba |
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'A chance to see who we really are': Six Nations builds own stock image library
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Justin Mowat
Canada -Hamilton ||
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Albertans encouraged to implement calls to justice from MMIWG inquiry
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Josee St-Onge
Canada -Edmonton |
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'We didn't have water,' eyewitness says after fire kills 2 in northern Saskatchewan
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Morgan Modjeski
Canada -Saskatoon |
Nechi Institute lease terminated to make room for more addiction treatment
Canada -Edmonton |
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First Nations need billions in funding to take over child welfare services, says AFN regional chief
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Amid uncertainty, Manitoba First Nations, Métis communities consider control of child welfare services
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Aidan Geary
Canada -Manitoba |
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Play shines light on struggles endured by MMIWG families
Canada -Manitoba |
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Father of Cassidy Bernard's twins charged with second-degree murder in her death
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Opinion
Ignoring all those inconvenient traditional and unceded Indigenous rights: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
Opinion ||
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Trans Mountain to start construction on pipeline expansion after years of delay
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
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Loved ones want justice: Two years later, nobody is charged in these sisters' deaths
Canada -Calgary |
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$50M available from B.C. government to improve Internet in rural and Indigenous communities
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Persis Gruben, beloved Tuktoyaktuk elder, dies at age 101
Canada -North ||
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RCMP to provide update on investigation into death of Cassidy Bernard
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Steve Sxwithul'txw survived residential school. Now he's trying to honour family who didn't
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Bridgette Watson
Canada -British Columbia |
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