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Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault has resigned from cabinet amid allegations about his business dealings and criticism of his shifting claims about his Indigenous ancestry. “The prime minister and MP Randy Boissonnault have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from cabinet effective immediately. Mr. Boissonnault will focus on clearing the …
Read More »Belgium honours Indigenous First World War veterans
As Jeff Purdy retraced the steps of his great-great-grandfather, Sam Glode, in Belgium during the First World War, he marvelled at the depth of the tunnels dug by his own flesh and blood beneath German lines. “I’ve always wanted to come here to Belgium, and walk around, but I never …
Read More »Biden to apologize for past U.S. policy on boarding schools for Indigenous children
U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to formally apologize on Friday to Indigenous people in the U.S. for the government’s role in the abuse and neglect of children sent to federal boarding schools to assimilate them into white society. At least 973 Native American children died in the abusive boarding school …
Read More »King Charles shouted at by Indigenous Australian senator during royal visit
An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones. “You committed genocide …
Read More »PC candidate compares N.B.’s original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools
A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools. Sherry Wilson said the federal system of …
Read More »Reconciliation Walk at Riverside Park honours Indigenous history
A Reconciliation Walk is taking place on Sunday in Guelph so residents can learn more about Canada’s Indigenous history. The Rotary Club of Guelph, in partnership with Indigenous charity True North Aid, is hosting a walk at Riverside Park to support National Truth and Reconciliation Day on Monday. Eleni Bakopoulos, …
Read More »TC Energy says $1B sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2024 9:10 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TC Energy Corp. says a deal to sell a minority stake in its Western Canadian natural gas transmission network to a consortium of Indigenous communities has been delayed. …
Read More »‘It’s not right’: Indigenous leaders call on Ottawa to clean up procurement system – National
Indigenous leaders caution the Liberal government’s expansive interpretation of Indigeneity in Canada has added to confusion in who qualifies for a multi-billion dollar procurement program intended to boost First Nations, Métis and Inuit businesses. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governments have made reconciliation a central theme in Ottawa. But their work …
Read More »Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF 2024 – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 8, 2024 10:57 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Documentaries about the rise and fall of Vice Media and efforts to return cultural artifacts to Indigenous nations are among the projects heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers …
Read More »New pilot training program announced for Saskatchewan Indigenous communities
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new commercial pilot training program was announced Thursday for northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities. The Dziret’ái Pilot Training Program is being funded by both the Saskatchewan government and the federal government. Together they are providing over $1 million to the Ya’thi Néné …
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