Assembly of First Nations
Trudeau taps Alberta judge for Supreme Court upsetting Indigenous leaders
“We’re deeply, profoundly disappointed,” said Brooks Arcand-Paul of the Indigenous Bar Association.
Families of murdered women urge reset of inquiry during Assembly of First Nations meeting
“This thing is a mess. It’s a complete mess.”
Indigenous people in Canada warn of increased conflicts in 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged reconciliation, but some Indigenous people say there’s very little to show for such rhetoric going into Canada’s 150th anniversary.
Trudeau says he’s making good on his promises to Indigenous people
Admiting there's work to be done, the prime minister stood with Indigenous leaders on Thursday to commit to more action to address inequality for the Aboriginal population
Trudeau confronts skeptical Indigenous leaders in Ottawa
Trudeau took the opportunity to defend his record on Indigenous issues
Canada’s national police force admits it has been racist towards Indigenous people
Decades after taking Indigenous children from their home, against their will, Canada's national police force is admitting that racism is still a problem — but that they want to fix it.
Canada Adopts UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples, but Some Are Skeptical Anything Will Change
Cheers erupted as Canada announced it will fully support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reversing the position of the previous government, which nine years ago made it one of four countries to reject the document.
Will Canada's Inquiry into Murdered Indigenous Women Actually Do Anything?
After years of regarding our government with deep cynicism and suspicion on missing and murdered Indigenous women, many find it hard to believe that anything good can come out of Ottawa.
This Is a Moment in Canadian Politics Indigenous People Have Been Waiting For
“I’m immensely proud to be an Aboriginal person in this country and I’m equally proud to be a Canadian,” said Jodi Wilson-Raybould, the first justice minister in Canadian history who is indigenous.
‘Another Arrow in Our Quiver’: Indigenous Voters Rally Ahead of Canadian Election
Indigenous voters have been historically absent in federal elections, and with electors having conflicted ideas about participating in Canadian politics, it’s unclear whether mobilization efforts will actually work.
While Mulcair, Trudeau Make Their Pitches to Assembly of First Nations, Conservatives Stay Home
The AFN wants to be a bigger player in this year's federal election, but Stephen Harper's party wasn't listening to that message Tuesday.
This Man Wants to Help Canadian First Nations Youth by Giving Them Skateboards
Justin Darrow believes an education on the ramps teaches things you won't learn in school.