Social Issues

Al Harrington, a resident in Kanesatake, Que., has started a hunger strike to raise awareness of the First Nation’s ongoing land grievance, which resulted in the 1990 Oka Crisis and ongoing issues with their neighbours in Oka, Que. Robert Lazore and Chelsea Brosseau, both from Akwesasne, visited Al Harrington (right) this week. …

Manitoba Elections Canada is setting up what calls a “mega-polling station” to allow storm evacuees in Manitoba to vote in Monday’s federal election. Residents of 13 First Nations will be able to cast ballots at U of W location CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2019 1:15 PM CT | Last …

Attawapiskat singer Adrian Sutherland says he was thinking of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau when he wrote a protest song ahead of the federal election about broken political promises. With election day less than a week away, Attawapiskat singer Adrian Sutherland has released a protest song about broken political promises. (Adrian …

PEI Lennox Island voters not hopeful election will lead to better health care Lennox Island First Nation voters know what they need: better health care and more support for the large proportion of the population that lives with diabetes. Social Sharing For Lennox Island voters, there's a need for better health care, but not much …

Indigenous A year later, Mi'kmaw cannabis vendors still in 'legal limbo' in Nova Scotia It's been a full year since cannabis was legalized, but Mi'kmaw dispensary owners in Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia still have no clarity on the legality of their businesses, some of which are directly across the …

University of Saskatchewan professor Ken Coates hopes this week’s massive Métis land claim will spark a change in the relationship between governments and Indigenous people. Métis leaders leave Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench after filing a 120,000 square-kilometre land claim Wednesday. (Matthew Garand/CBC) University of Saskatchewan professor Ken Coates hopes …

Montreal·Updated After Viens report, Indigenous leaders press Quebec government to make changes The Viens report, released late last month, concluded Indigenous people in Quebec are victims of “systemic discrimination” when it comes to accessing public services. The government has promised to act on the landmark report. Social Sharing Province has …

Hundreds of Dene and Indeh from around the world are gathering in Calgary this week for a historic reunification. Xakiji (Chief) Lee Crowchild of the Tsuut’ina Nation is hosting a Dene reunification event this week. (Rebecca Kelly/CBC) Hundreds of Dene and Indeh from around the world are gathering in Calgary this …

The incumbent Liberal candidate for the Northwest Territories has been involved, in one way or another, with every order of government in the N.W.T., starting with attending tribal council meetings in the Dehcho region as a teenager. Liberal candidate Michael McLeod is vying for a second term as the Northwest …

Manitoba Majority of Manitoba homicide victims are Indigenous men, but 'it's not really talked about': advocate Victims of homicide in Manitoba this year have predominantly been Indigenous men, according to new statistics released by the RCMP. Social Sharing RCMP say 15 of 21 people killed in Manitoba outside Winnipeg so far …