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B.C. won’t fast-track projects without First Nations’ ownership, Premier says
The British Columbia government is moving forward with controversial legislation to allow it to fast-track major projects ...
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Native America Calling: First Nations issue sovereignty reminder into Alberta separation discussion
Indigenous leaders are forcefully denouncing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for the idea of separating from Canada.
First Nations chiefs say Alberta premier is trying to 'manufacture a national unity crisis'
Many First Nations in Alberta are denouncing Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act tabled in the provincial ...
Closing arguments heard in $5B First Nations housing class action lawsuit
A class action lawsuit seeking $5B in damages for lack of adequate housing on First Nations wraps up in Winnipeg.
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First Nations take Alberta premier to task over separatist rhetoric
First Nations leaders say a silver lining to the “rhetoric and insanity” brought about by talks of Alberta separatism has ...
Social workers urged to embed Aboriginal cultural practices in First Nations communities
Social workers in First Nations communities need to incorporate Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing at the heart of ...
Oregon’s first-in-nation guarantee that tribes can weigh in on state policy reaches 50-year mark
The commission was created in 1975 so Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes could advise state officials and agencies on ...
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First Nations community banishes members, demolishes homes after apparent targeted hit-and-run death
The demolition was overseen by leaders from both the Skidegate Band Council and the Haida Nation. First Nations people in B.C. continue to be hit harder by toxic drug crisis, statistics show ...