Mar 26, 2020
With leaders preaching across the country for Indigenous people to take the COVID-19 pandemic serious, one nation in Quebec has five confirmed cases but can’t pinpoint the source.
That means Kahnawake’s numbers could go up said Lloyd Phillips, commissioner of public safety for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.
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Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19 is known to be more harmful to the elderly and people that are immunocompromised and have chronic illnesses, which is more prevalent on-reserve.
“It’s a race against the clock,” said NDP MP Charlie Angus of protecting vulnerable First Nations, particularly in his riding of Timmins-James Bay that includes...
Mar 12, 2020
There is a growing rift between the provincial organizations that make up the Metis National Council (MNC).
At issue is the suspension of the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) from the MNC over its recognition of six historical communities.
Manitoba Metis Federation President David Chartrand, and also MNC vice-president,...
Mar 5, 2020
Alex Neve says 20 years ago missing and murdered Indigenous women wasn’t on the radar of politicians.
Negotiations over the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) was still in deadlock.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a few years away.
Now as Neve plans to step-down in June...