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Explore a few of the many diverse Indigenous languages that exist across the country
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United Nations declares International Decade of Indigenous Languages
As the International Year of Indigenous Languages comes to an end, the United Nations has declared an International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to begin in 2022.
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
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Trans Mountain lawyer argues First Nations failed to approach pipeline consultations in good faith
A lawyer for Trans Mountain Corp. is defending the government's consultation with Indigenous groups over the Crown corporation's operation and construction of its pipeline project.
Indigenous |
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Ottawa facing human rights tribunal battle over child welfare funding for remote First Nations
Ottawa is facing another battle before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, this time over its alleged failure to account for the true cost of delivering child welfare services in remote First Nations.
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Jingle Bells in Mi'kmaq a Facebook hit for 7-year-old
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Gail Harding
Canada -New Brunswick ||
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First Nations accuse Canada of altering internal reviews of marine spill risk reports on Trans Mountain
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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Inuvik Native Band votes on new election code
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Michaela Crook
Canada -North |
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is Canadian Press newsmaker of the year for 2019
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Joan Bryden
Politics ||
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Cape Dorset votes to revert to a traditional name — Kinngait
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Jackie McKay
Canada -North |
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Miawpukek First Nation to study genetic links with ancient Beothuk
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Holly McKenzie-Sutter
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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Caribou sales to Baffin region should be tracked, say Kivalliq MLAs and hunters
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Beth Brown
Canada -North |
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Sask. First Nation concerned about massive oil leak from train derailment
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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'Big, bold, audacious' Kent Monkman artworks 'at home' at the Met, says curator
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Jessica Wong
Entertainment ||
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Northern Pulp to consider its 'future' as N.S. calls for more work on effluent plan
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Michael Gorman
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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'Brink of destruction': AFN national chief demands action on fading Indigenous languages at UN
John Paul Tasker
Politics |
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Goldman Sachs will no longer fund drilling in Arctic refuge sacred to First Nations
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Katie Toth
Canada -North |
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'Can't believe it': Sagkeeng First Nation beader's work ends up on Whoopi Goldberg's neck
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Bryce Hoye
Canada -Manitoba |
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval 'unlawful,' First Nations argue as new court challenge begins
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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Employment program at Regina high school helps students find their path to success
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Kendall Latimer
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Treaty 7, Métis Nation flags put on permanent display in Calgary council chambers
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary |
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Alaska students butcher moose carcass to learn life skills
Canada -North ||
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Massive cannabis cultivation facility starts operating in Winnipeg
Canada -Manitoba |
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Fire destroys Sandy Bay child welfare head office
Dana Hatherly
Canada -Manitoba |
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He was homeless for 10 years, now he's putting forward solutions
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'Everybody just loves Edward': Norman Wells rallies to repair elder's snowmobile
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Kate Kyle
Canada -North |
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How 94 calls to action finally allowed Indigenous artists the space to cultivate a renaissance
Arts |
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Provigo cashier accused of refusing to sell beer to Indigenous woman
Canada -Montreal |
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'Zest for making sure bad guys get caught' at Liquor Marts could mean oversharing with police: privacy expert
Caitlyn Gowriluk
Canada -Manitoba ||
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'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
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