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Explore a few of the many diverse Indigenous languages that exist across the country
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Federal funding shortfall leaves school with 99% Indigenous population facing possible closure
A school with a student population that is 99 per cent Indigenous may be forced to close its doors due to a budget shortfall, school officials said Sunday.
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Joel Dryden
Canada -Calgary |
Dead North wants to make sure filmmakers respect Indigenous stories, cultures
Canada -North |
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Keepers of the Language: Indigenous host connects Dene elders to the wider world
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Alex Brockman
Canada -North |
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Indigenous language centre opens with launch of children's books written in Treaty 7 languages
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary |
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Policing alone won't stop violent crime in Winnipeg, say advocate, criminologist
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Kelly Geraldine Malone
Canada -Manitoba |
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Curl up with 3 Indigenous book recommendations from author Richard Van Camp
Radio -Unreserved |
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New children's book is based on Innu protests of low-level flying in Labrador
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John Gaudi
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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Analysis
Cabinet's mandate, if fulfilled, could offer a lot for northerners
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John Last
Canada -North ||
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Gwich'in Tribal Council deputy chief shares frustration from UN climate conference
Canada -North |
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APTN to broadcast NHL games in Plains Cree
Sports -Hockey -NHL |
North West Company reverses decision to stop buying fur
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Avery Zingel
Canada -North |
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Tragically Hip tribute band from Moose Factory translates lyrics into Cree
Canada -Sudbury |
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Heartdrum: HarperCollins launches new imprint dedicated to Indigenous stories
Radio -Unreserved |
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APTN to broadcast NHL games in Plains Cree
Sports -Hockey -NHL |
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Former Superstore security guard says staff routinely flag Indigenous shoppers as suspicious
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Lenard Monkman
Indigenous |
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How Ottawa and a First Nations organization found common ground on fighting youth suicide
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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New Speaker says he'll evict Wilson-Raybould if she doesn't leave willingly
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Emily Haws
Politics ||
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Vancouver police discriminated against Indigenous mother, B.C. rights tribunal rules
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
New program aims to connect Indigenous children in care with their families, culture
Canada -North |
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Group recruiting in Saskatoon supports white supremacy, experts say
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Morgan Modjeski
Canada -Saskatoon |
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B.C. couple fight for N.W.T. to recognize their custom adoption
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Katie Toth
Canada -North |
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Traditional Mi'kmaw medicine could become modern skin therapy
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Brent Kelloway
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Indigenous centre taking shape on Charlottetown waterfront
Sarah MacMillan
Canada -PEI |
N.S. teen targeted with racial slurs buoyed by call from former NHLer Akim Aliu
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is refusing to move out of her entire ministerial office suite
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David Cochrane
Politics ||
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How the kindness of northerners helped a small, stuffed cat get home to Chisasibi
'Perdu dans la toundra' (which means 'Lost in the Tundra' in English), is a children's book that tells the story of how the kindness of northerners helped a small, grey stuffed cat named 'Chat' make its way back to worried four-year-old in Quebec.Susan BellNews -Canada -North |Waswanipi in the dark for several hours after truck downs wires
News -Canada -North ||'He still has a smile': Man walks through northern Quebec for grandson with cancer
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News -Canada -North ||Nunavik man arrested after allegedly pointing gun at officer
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