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Indigenous groups going to court over Quebec's French-language reforms

Indigenous groups going to court over Quebec's French-language reforms

QUEBEC — Two Indigenous groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec's French-language law.
B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains

B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains

VANCOUVER — A First Nation is suing the British Columbia and federal governments and the company behind a railway terminal port in the province's Interior, claiming it wasn't property consulted about the project it says has "desecrated" its ancestral territory. 
B.C. First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former residential school

B.C. First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former residential school

SECHELT, B.C. — The shishalh Nation on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast says ground-penetrating radar has identified what are believed to be 40 unmarked graves of children on or near the site of the former St. Augustine's Residential School.
Blood Tribe in Alberta starts new offensive against drug use and traffickers

Blood Tribe in Alberta starts new offensive against drug use and traffickers

STANDOFF, ALBERTA — A First Nation in southern Alberta says an increase in drug use and overdose deaths has forced it to act in what it calls a life-and-death battle.
B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

VANCOUVER — The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty.
COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

Nunavut's health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met.
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

OTTAWA — Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday.
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

OTTAWA — NDP health critic Don Davies says dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services.
'A brand new day': First Nations sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, Alberta

'A brand new day': First Nations sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, Alberta

TROUT LAKE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Three northern Alberta First Nations have signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to be responsible for their own child welfare systems.
Stunt Nations takes reins for Indigenous representation in film

Stunt Nations takes reins for Indigenous representation in film

“My reward is getting to see other people get their foot in the door and get that experience. At the end of the day, if another Indigenous person, or better yet, someone from my own community can get their name on the big screen, that means a lot.”
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