Saskatoon Indigenous homelessness initiatives receive federal boost – CBC
Sep 13, 2017 Hundreds of thousands of dollars pledged to three initiatives in the city The fight against homelessness in Saskatoon received an injection of funding Wednesday afternoon. Saskatoon Housing…
Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women travels to Port Alberni – CHEK
September 13, 2017 WATCH: An intense three days of testimony is being heard in a Port Alberni gym. Families of 29 missing and murdered Indigenous women have travelled there from…
First Nations chief hires European company to help tackle unsafe water – CTV
September 13, 2017 A First Nations chief in Cape Breton has taken matters into his own hands when it comes to his community’s bad drinking water and hired a foreign…
Senator Lynn Beyak says First Nations should give up status cards – CBC
‘None of us are leaving, so let’s stop the guilt and blame,’ Conservative senator says in open letter Sep 13, 2017 After vowing to take the summer months to meet…
Expanded U of A program to train Indigenous teachers for urban schools – Edmonton Journal
September 14, 2017 Alicia Cardinal can remember playing “teacher” as early as age four. With a sign for her desk reading “Mrs. Cardinal,” she handed out worksheets for her brothers…
Lieutenant Governor making the rounds – The Chronicle Journal
Sep 14, 2017 Thunder Bay was the first stop on the Lieutenant Governor’s Visionaries Prize tour Wednesday evening at Fort William Historical Park. The theme of the six-city tour is…
Election results quashed at Alexander First Nation reserve – CBC
Indigenous Affairs identifies $5.3 million in payments lacking sufficient supporting documentation Sep 14, 2017 Alexander First Nation has no chief and council after the results of a band election were…
World Wildlife Fund survey indicates many Canadian species declining – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 13, 2017 An extensive survey of Canadian birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians over more than four decades has found that half of them are in serious…
Healthy evacuees can return to home on Saskatchewan First Nation; smoke remains – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 13, 2017 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. _ A Saskatchewan First Nation lifted an evacuation order Wednesday, allowing some people to return to their homes that had been threatened…
Police investigate death of child on Ontario First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 13, 2017 HEARST, Ont. _ Provincial police say an autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death of a four-year-old child last weekend in northern Ontario.…
