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How Canada's Indigenous incarceration rates have worsened under Trudeau

Marvin Starblanket was 16 when he received his first criminal charge – for robbery and assault. 22 violent convictions have followed. STARBLANKET: “I hated the system. I was angry and bitter. I ...
The StarPhoenix

First Nations University of Canada empowers Indigenous students with culturally grounded education

When Audra Cochrane first arrived at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), she wasn’t only pursuing a degree — she ...

How Canada’s Indian Act tax rules are confusing shoppers: 'Indigenous people should be proud to get tax exemption'

Canadian resident Ethan Macleod was Christmas shopping in Gatineau, Quebec. He was more than 500 kilometres from his home in ...

What’s next for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada?

Two trailblazers talk about the challenges and opportunities facing First Nations, Métis and Inuit founders right now, and ...
National Geographic news

Indigenous tourism is thriving in Canada—here’s why

While traditional offerings like museums and wilderness remain popular, more unexpected experiences, like food and storytelling, have also proliferated. “We are redirecting the narrative that has been ...

Vatican returns dozens of Indigenous belongings to Canada

More than 60 Indigenous cultural items from Vatican museums and vaults landed at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Saturday, 100 years after they were taken from Indigenous ...

Why a Nova Scotia assault case before Canada’s top court could set precedent for Indigenous sentencing options

The Mi'kmaw woman at the centre of an aggravated assault case now before the Supreme Court of Canada spoke about what she went through for the first time ever in an interview with CBC News. She says ...
The Conversation

As Canada is threatened, it’s urgent to revisit Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood

Frank Deer has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. University of Manitoba provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of ...

WATCH — Repatriation and the return of Indigenous cultural items explained

Cultural items are being repatriated to Indigenous communities after spending more than a century at the Vatican. CBC Kids ...

Contemporary Indigenous Art Reflects Life By The Water In Vancouver, B.C.

The exhibition explores how the ocean has shaped and influenced Indigenous communities living along its edges in western ...

Supreme Court case involving Indigenous could have repercussions in the North

By Samuel Wat The Supreme Court of Canada is deliberating a case that could shape the way sentences are handed down in cases where both the offender and victim are Indigenous, which some Nunavut ...

Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work—but also reveals what can help

For some Indigenous peoples around the world, a day at work can mean experiencing repression, racism and regular reminders that we're minorities in our own lands. Yet for others, work can be ...