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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 11, 2025 6:33 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP have charged a third person with murder in the deaths of four people on a Saskatchewan First Nation. Two men and two women were killed in February …
Read More »‘Gang culture is not Cree culture’: Maskwacis ads urge First Nations youth to resist life of crime
A central Alberta First Nation that has been plagued by violence for decades has launched an initiative aiming to protect Indigenous youth from the pressures of gang life, both on and off reserve. The First Nations that make up Maskwacis, about 80 km south of Edmonton, have launched an advertising …
Read More »Jury at coroner’s inquest into death of First Nations woman begin deliberations
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A coroner’s inquest jury looking into the death of an Ontario First Nations woman has begun deliberating its findings and recommendations after hearing closing arguments in the case Thursday. Ruthann Quequish died on April 1, 2017 from ketoacidosis, a complication associated with diabetes, at …
Read More »Manitoba First Nation sends vulnerable members south due to wildfire smoke – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2024 12:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another First Nation in northern Manitoba has sent some of its residents south, as smoke from nearby wildfires continues to be a health risk for vulnerable members. …
Read More »Ontario mining law ‘outdated, unconstitutional and offensive’: First Nation chief
Ontario’s mining law and its system for registering mining claims have allowed thousands of claims to be staked on a northwestern First Nation without consultation or consent, the community alleges in a constitutional challenge announced Friday. The Grassy Narrows First Nation, north of Kenora, Ont., is asking the court to …
Read More »4 First Nations sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Four First Nations have signed a deal with Ontario for new roads, other infrastructure projects and skills training as the province lays a foundation for plans to mine the Ring of Fire. The province says Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek, Aroland First Nation, Ginoogaming First Nation …
Read More »Northern youth help build house in Dominican Republic – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students from Northern Manitoba returned to Winnipeg today after a trip to the Dominican Republic to help a family build a home. The group consisted of 22-volunteers from three Northern First Nations. Organizers from the trip say going to the Dominican helped …
Read More »First Nation legislator makes history at Queen’s Park with speech in Oji-Cree
After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history. But he couldn’t shake the thought that he should continue in English and not Anishininiimowin, also called Oji-Cree, the language his mother taught him. “I …
Read More »First Nations file claim over water pollution in Lake Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Eight First Nations that surround Lake Winnipeg filed a joint lawsuit on Tuesday against the federal government, the province of Manitoba, and the City of Winnipeg over what they describe as the ongoing pollution of Lake Winnipeg and its tributaries such as the Red River. In the claim, the nations …
Read More »2 teens arrested after fire destroys Ontario First Nation’s only school
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2024 6:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A northwestern Ontario First Nation says two teens have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the community’s only school. Chief Solomon Atlookan and the band …
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