First Nations

Treaty 6 First Nations part of JUNO nominated Indigenous group

From the traditional lands of Treaty 6 territory to the biggest stage in Canadian music, one band still can't believe they're headed to the JUNOS.Last week, the nominations for the 2024 JUNO Awards we...

Feb 14, 2024

PBCN Chief confirms development of strategic plan to address challenges with gangs and drugs

To properly address the escalating crime, the first step is to tackle the root causes.The comment from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Chief Karen Bird, came during a media conference on Tuesday a...

Feb 13, 2024

New York language society welcomes Dene language teacher among their presenters

Allison Lemaigre remembers when she first became passionate about revitalizing her Dene language."When I was able to start teaching in the classroom like that and seeing how that I could teach in my o...

Feb 13, 2024

LLRIB celebrates court ruling on child and family welfare services

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) supports the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision upholding the governance of First Nations over child and family welfare services. Band leadership believes i...

Feb 12, 2024

'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments

Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.The chief of Zagime Anishinabek, home to several First Nations in southeaster...

Feb 10, 2024

Indigenous groups applaud as Supreme Court upholds Ottawa's Indigenous child welfare law

Indigenous communities and leaders across the country cheered Friday as the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal government's child welfare law, affirming that First Nations, Mtis and Inuit have...

Feb 09, 2024

Red Pheasant Cree Nation veteran to be honoured in Belgium with commemorative plaque

On an autumn day at the end of October 1917, a soldier fell near the Passchendaele Ridge. Now, 107 years after a sniper's bullet struck him down, Alexander Wuttunee Decoteau of Red Pheasant Cree Natio...

Feb 09, 2024

‘It has to stop’: First Nations leaders call for immediate help as crisis in Pelican Narrows worsens

Editor's Note: This story has since been updated with responses from the Government of Saskatchewan and Indigenous Services Canada.There is also a clarification from the RCMP on the number of staff me...

Feb 05, 2024

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in...

Feb 04, 2024

First Nations Chiefs share thoughts on Inquest recommendations, hoping for National Inquiry

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and other First Nations leaders responded to the 29 jury recommendations from the coroner's inquest in Melfort.Before the conference, the FSIN sha...

Feb 02, 2024