Attawapiskat
A new partnership could see First Nations designing their own homes
Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Ryerson have come up with an innovative strategy, but Canada and Ontario haven’t committed funding yet
Flooding closes Attawapiskat’s only elementary school
The northern Ontario community that has struggled with suicide opened its first elementary school in over a decade in 2014. Now it’s closed indefinitely.
What It’s Like Being a Cop in the Most Remote, Lonely Part of North America
Officers describe long hours, no backup, and chronic underfunding in Canada's far north First Nations.
Canada's Stepping in to Help Indigenous Communities Hit by a Suicide Crisis
But the $70-million commitment over three years is a fraction of what a provincial government has pledged. And leaders say the federal government needs to take deeper action to address the underlying issues.
The Writer of Canada's Bloodiest Novel Talks About Violence and Cultural Genocide
Joseph Boyden sat down with VICE to about intergenerational trauma and how it's shaped communities like Attawapiskat.
New Study Lays Bare 'Crushing Levels of Poverty' Indigenous Children in Canada Live In
Indigenous children are more than twice as likely than non-Indigenous children to live in poverty in Canada, according to a new study that shows First Nations children living on reserve continue to be worse off than any other group.
Justin Trudeau: 'We Have Discriminated Against Indigenous Children for Generations'
Trudeau made the comments while in Shoal Lake 40, an Aboriginal reserve in Canada of around 250 people that has been on a boil water advisory for two decades. He was there as part of an upcoming VICELAND documentary.
Why Forcing Indigenous People to Move Off Their Land Won't Solve Anything
Here's why moving First Nations isn't the answer that white critics think it is.
How VICE Brought Canada’s Prime Minister to a Remote Indigenous Community
VICE wanted to show Justin Trudeau some of the extreme challenges faced by young people in isolated Indigenous communities. VICE suggested several remote reserves and the Prime Minister's office decided on Shoal Lake 40.
Canada Had All the Information It Needed to Predict Attawapiskat Suicide Crisis
The community is all too aware that just because a crisis is declared, it doesn't mean the government will make any significant changes.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Visit Remote Indigenous Community in Canada for VICE Special
The Thursday visit to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation comes amid a nationwide outcry over a rash of suicides and deplorable living conditions on reserves across the country.
Seven Stories From the Suicide Epidemic Plaguing Canada’s Indigenous Youth
A new report from Alberta's child and youth advocate was released in the midst of a national outcry over an astounding rash of suicides and suicide attempts by young people across the country living on First Nations reserves.