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How a January meeting laid groundwork for Indigenous Services' response to COVID-19
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Indigenous artists explore kinship at 5th edition of the Contemporary Native Art Biennial
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
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'Saskatchewan is not two provinces': Calls for more northern COVID-19 support continue
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Kendall Latimer
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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'Hold your head up': watch Buffy Sainte-Marie's rousing spoken word performance
The iconic singer-songwriter appeared on Sunday evening's Stronger Together, Tous ensemble.
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Melody Lau
Music |
Nunavut judge to decide future of proposed class action lawsuit against feds, Nunavut, N.W.T.
A Nunavut judge has reserved his decision on whether to allow a class action lawsuit involving a teacher who sexually assaulted students to go ahead.
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Thomas Rohner
Canada -North |
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COVID-19 and food security at the heart of disagreement on Gull Bay First Nation
A short hold-up involving a shipment of food at a road block near Gull Bay First Nation this past weekend has revealed a disagreement between some band members and the community's leadership over food security.
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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Plans still being drawn up to protect Kashechewan from spring flood and COVID-19
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Erik White
Canada -Sudbury |
Northern leaders say they weren't consulted on development of plan to close northern Sask.
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Morgan Modjeski
Canada -Saskatoon |
Tsuut'ina Nation institutes fines for breaking curfew, a safeguard as Calgary COVID-19 cases rise
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary |
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Drive-by birthdays organized by police and firefighters in northern Quebec village
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Susan Bell
Canada -North |
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Group inspires Indigenous artists to channel creative energy into face masks
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Rhiannon Johnson
Indigenous |
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Velma Orvis, Ojibway and Cree elder who died Friday, remembered for 'unconditional love'
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Caitlyn Gowriluk
Canada -Manitoba |
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Indigenous artists reaching new audiences with online concerts during pandemic
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Nic Meloney
Indigenous |
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Cree School Board suspends in-school learning until at least the fall
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Susan Bell
Canada -North |
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First baby bison born on ancestral land in more than 150 years: Wanuskewin
Canada -Saskatoon |
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Gull Bay First Nation COVID-19 facility to be operational by Monday
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Olivia Levesque
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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'They gambled': Northern crisis worker says Sask. too slow on travel restrictions
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Kendall Latimer
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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'We cannot open our communities': COVID-19 cases rise in northern Sask.
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Kendall Latimer
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Ottawa working to secure PPE, more COVID-19 test kits, additional funds for First Nations, Hajdu says
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Olivia Levesque
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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With 22 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Indigenous communities, leaders urge officials to disclose locations
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Angela Sterritt
Canada -British Columbia |
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Supreme Court of Canada will not hear Mi'kmaq appeal of Mill River sale
Canada -PEI ||
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$6.75M road being built in Sask.'s far north to link Hatchet Lake and Wollaston Lake to Highway 905
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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How Wiikwemkoong is getting supplies to residents during COVID-19 pandemic
Canada -Sudbury |
Former Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief says election should go ahead as planned
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Sidney Cohen
Canada -North |
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COVID-19 risk to Indigenous communities will rise when provinces ease lockdowns, says federal official
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Prince George family looks for answers after man dies in police custody
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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Gull Bay First Nation confirms 6 positive COVID-19 cases
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Jeff Walters
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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