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Métis Nation of Ontario claims vindication while critics dismiss long-awaited report on communities
The Métis Nation of Ontario is claiming vindication after a much-anticipated report supported the presence of seven Métis communities in the province, while opponents are dismissing the review as "bogus," with a predetermined outcome.
Carney's former firm Brookfield has been accused of breaching Indigenous rights in 4 countries
Under Mark Carney's leadership, global investment firm Brookfield was accused of breaching Indigenous rights or harming the environment in at least four countries — Brazil, Canada, Colombia and the United States — CBC Indigenous has found.
Untangling Mark Carney's father's ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school
Mark Carney’s father Robert Carney was a federal Indian day school principal in the Northwest Territories in the 1960s, at a place where residential school boarders also attended. Yet three historians are urging caution when approaching that complicated legacy. Here's why.
'We can't be left out:' Indigenous leaders want action, inclusion as election heats up
Indigenous leaders are demanding action as Canada's federal election heats up, hoping their peoples' past sacrifices to secure and defend this country aren't forgotten in the trade and affordability focused campaign.
NDP questions Carney over First Nation's $100M lawsuit against Brookfield subsidiary
Federal New Democrats are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney over a First Nation in Ontario’s $100-million lawsuit against a second-tier subsidiary of his former firm, Brookfield Asset Management.
Arguments close in Métis National Council's 9-week trial against former leaders
Lawyers concluded oral arguments this week in Toronto as a sprawling, nine-week civil trial launched by the Métis National Council against former leaders, consultants and the Manitoba Métis Federation winds down.
Cree community forced to pause suicide-prevention program due to Jordan's Principle changes
Recent directives from Indigenous Services Canada are forcing a health organization to pause a youth suicide-prevention initiative in Kashechewan First Nation. The disruption will increase the risk of suicide in the community, a pediatrician says.
What one family's 'nightmare' says about the chaos at Jordan's Principle
For eight year-old Ethan Maracle, Jordan’s Principle is more than a program, his parents believe it’s his only shot at a true education. But with a massive backlog in the First Nations children's initiative and new restrictions rolling out, his family speaks out about an opportunity he may soon lose.
Children, families harmed by on-reserve child welfare system can now apply for compensation
First Nations people who were harmed by Canada’s underfunding of child welfare services on reserves and in Yukon can now apply for individual compensation payments, as the claims process officially opens on in a multibillion-dollar class-action settlement.
Ontario First Nations approve $8.5B regional deal on child and family services reform
First Nations chiefs in Ontario have overwhelmingly approved a carve-out agreement on child and family services reform, after the Assembly of First Nations rejected a $47.8-billion national offer last fall.