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Tłı̨chǫ celebrated 15 years of its government's existence this week. The outdoor gathering in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., was scaled down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Alberta brewery has apologized for unknowingly naming their beer 'pubic hair,' after using a Maori word they thought meant feather.

Dozens of community members took to the streets of Kahnawake, Que. Thursday evening to send a message to sexual assault survivors in the Mohawk community that they’re believed and supported.

Roberta Joseph received 144 votes, according to the unofficial results for Thursday's byelection for chief.

Fishing guide Dan Gerak says this has been the worst year he’s ever seen for jet boats damaging salmon spawning grounds by tearing through shallow sections of the Pitt River.

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says a lack of housing in the territory is the primary concern she hears from residents. About half of Nunavut's 38,000 residents live in overcrowded homes.

The Canada Energy Regulator has announced the members of a new Indigenous advisory committee which is expected to play a key advisory role to the regulator's board of directors.

The only daycare in Pelly Crossing has been destroyed by a fire. It happened early Saturday morning while no one was in the building.

Former chief George Morgan is challenging the results of the Liard First Nation's June election. Morgan, who lost to Stephen Charlie by four votes, claims in a court petition that Charlie was ineligible to run and that there were voting irregularities.

After a potential COVID-19 exposure in the community, the Eel River Bar First Nation posted an urgent notice on its website Thursday afternoon saying all band-operated buildings are closed until further notice. 

Jessica Kempenich and her sister Brittany Powassin say they've been harassed by public health staff after being flagged under the federal Quarantine Act for crossing the Canada-United States border, despite their community being exempt due to its unique geographical situation.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the case of Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area homeowner who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in his driveway.

John Hampton is the new executive director and CEO of the Regina gallery and first Indigenous person to hold the high-profile role at a major Canadian art gallery in Canada.

The Grand Council of the Crees of northern Quebec have passed a resolution at a virtual general assembly in favour of renaming the highway after its former grand chief, Billy Diamond.

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Six Nations demonstrators have returned to a housing development in Caledonia less than 24 hours after a clash with police that saw several people arrested.

Traverse, a 20-bed treatment centre in Chilliwack, will provide specialized support for young people ages 13 to 18 in the Fraser Health region who are living with substance-use challenges.

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in citizens will vote Thursday for a new chief, two months after the election was originally scheduled. Four people are running.

Biigajiiskaan Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness strives to provide culturally safe and specialized care for Indigenous people with serious mental illness, addictions and concurrent disorders. 

The victim of the weekend homicide has been identified as David Jordan Oliver, a 29-year-old from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, police say.