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Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations

Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations

A report published this week by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous homelands in Colorado by the state and the U.S.
NunatuKavut Community Council celebrates Federal Court decision in identity case

NunatuKavut Community Council celebrates Federal Court decision in identity case

OTTAWA — The Federal Court has weighed in on the increasingly controversial issue of so-called Indigenous identity theft that has caused a rift in Labrador — or at least, that's how the group at the centre of its work is taking it.
Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling

Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Federal Court judge has dismissed a bid by Labrador's Innu Nation to throw out an agreement involving the NunatuKavut Community Council, but both groups claim the ruling is a win.

Sunohara, Chan, Nestor among 2024 inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

CALGARY — Hockey player Vicky Sunohara, figure skater Patrick Chan and tennis player Daniel Nestor were among the athletes unveiled Wednesday for induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame this year.
'Finally getting started': Plan approved to search landfill for women's remains

'Finally getting started': Plan approved to search landfill for women's remains

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has given environmental approval to a planned search of a landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women.
Indigenous consortium enters deal to purchase Northwestel for $1 billion

Indigenous consortium enters deal to purchase Northwestel for $1 billion

WHITEHORSE — Bell Canada says it is selling Northwestel Inc. to Sixty North Unity, a consortium of Indigenous communities from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, for around $1 billion.

Judy Chartrand, Nico Williams among Sobey Art Award finalists

OTTAWA — Cree ceramicist Judy Chartrand and Anishinaabe bead artist Nico Williams are among the six finalists for the Sobey Art Award.
Families of victims of serial killer push for landfill search as trial concludes

Families of victims of serial killer push for landfill search as trial concludes

WINNIPEG — Dozens of people, many clad in red, held hands as they formed a round dance on the streets outside of Winnipeg's law courts on the concluding day of the trial of an admitted serial killer.
What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier's first hearing in more than a decade

What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier's first hearing in more than a decade

A parole hearing was held Monday for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota.
Two First Nations bring court application to review $510M lawyer bill for treaty work

Two First Nations bring court application to review $510M lawyer bill for treaty work

OTTAWA — Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they're set to be paid is too much.
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