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Indigenous communities in the Wood Buffalo region need full-time mental health support, instead of fly-in, fly-out counsellors, according to research out of the University of Alberta.

Federal officials in the United States say they want to lift protections on the grey wolf, but some feel the removal may be premature.

Former Nunavut premiers Eva Aariak and Peter Taptuna are weighing in on the debate on whether Nunavummiut should elect their own premier.

About 30 members of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen met outside the locked gates of a half-built community centre last week to topple Chief Edward Machimity, who has gripped the reins of power in the northern Ontario community for more than 30 years. However, Machimity still refuses to step down.

Members of Beaver First Nation and Dene Tha’ First Nation who were forced to leave their communities a week ago because of wildfire have been allowed to return home as of Tuesday.

One Indigenous man is sharing different experiences of learning Haida in a podcast. He wants people to know they shouldn't be embarrassed when learning a language.

Let the Languages Live conference brings together 1,000 delegates from 20 countries with the aim of revitalizing Indigenous languages.

Strong explains the stories and meaning behind her intricate, painstaking labour of love.

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Many missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls have left few traces behind, but a Winnipeg woman is memorializing them in a tangible, colourful way to try to get people to stop and reflect on their lives.

'We have a responsibility to meaningfully consult with these communities in order to understand and work through the issues they have brought forward,' says a statement from Minister Carolyn Bennett's office.

Lillanohna Natyowhowcon is one of the only Indigenous grads this year from the University of Saskatchewan’s archeology program. She says more Indigenous-specific education is needed to build trust between Indigenous people and the field.

The grounds housing a cemetery where Indigenous children who died while attending Regina's Indian Industrial School (RIIS) are buried will soon be transferred from the federal government to a group sworn to protect the sacred land, more than 100 years after the residential school closed. 

The territorial government has rejected a proposed City of Iqaluit bylaw, over concerns it discriminates against Inuit who are originally from outside Iqaluit.

Elementary school students at École Laura Secord School have created a new book on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action.

The federal government is pumping $275 million into LNG Canada's $40 billion liquefied natural gas project in Kitmat, B.C.

Pride Toronto is apologizing for a land acknowledgement sign displayed over the weekend after hundreds took to Twitter to call out the organization for erasing Indigenous peoples and failing to properly recognize the origins of the territory on which the festivities took place.

It's an annual tradition for families at the Mi'kmaw Child Development Centre in Halifax. For the past 26 years they've been travelling to powwows in the Maritimes and beyond, and this year they're heading to Maine.

The company responsible for cleaning up a defunct natural gas field near Fort Liard says it will apply for a water licence after the territory’s environmental regulator found chloride from the site is causing damage to the surrounding environment.

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