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COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know

There were 1,683 active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations as of Oct. 25, with the majority of new cases reported in Saskatchewan and Alberta, according to the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada.

Indigenous October 27

Driftpile Cree Nation in Alberta celebrates 1st high school students to graduate locally in over 20 years

Canada Edmonton October 27

Former foster care youth invited to speak their truths outside Manitoba legislature

Indigenous October 26

Manitoba's use of federal money for Indigenous kids in care was a 'money grab,' court hears

Canada Manitoba October 26

Carrier and Sekani Nation chiefs declare state of emergency due to opioid crisis

Eleven Carrier and Sekani chiefs, along with the Carrier Sekani Family Services, are calling on the provincial and federal governments to take immediate action to address the crisis, according to a statement.

Canada British Columbia October 27

Cape Breton couple share their pride at bringing Mi'kmaw language to TV show Vikings

Tom and Carol Anne Johnson of Eskasoni First Nation talk to CBC's Kayla Hounsell about preserving the Mi'kmaw language by bringing it to the big and small screens.

Radio The Current October 26

UNB player holds hockey camps for Indigenous girls to make sport more accessible

Jana Headrick grew up in a hockey-loving Ojibway family and started playing hockey when she was three years old.

Canada New Brunswick October 26

Anand to Defence, Joly to Foreign Affairs: Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup

Catharine Tunney

Politics October 26

Residential school abuse reported to department while Jean Chrétien was minister, records show

Indigenous October 26

Trial begins between Indigenous agencies and province for CFS funds

Canada Manitoba October 26

Nunavut's new government sees even split of newcomers and returning MLAs

Canada North October 26

Darrel J. McLeod reflects on how colonization impacted his Cree family in book Peyakow — read an excerpt now

Books October 25

Winnipeg Art Gallery wraps up virtual talks about Métis culture and identity

Indigenous October 25

'Representation really does matter,' says Whitehorse's 1st Indigenous city councillor in decades

Canada North October 26

2 N.B. cabinet ministers slammed premier's land acknowledgment policy

Jacques Poitras

Canada New Brunswick October 25

Sask. First Nation says crackdown on unauthorized renting of reserve land behind recent protest

Canada Saskatoon October 25

New program trains Indigenous women to take over IT work in northern Manitoba

Canada Manitoba October 25

Jean Chrétien says he never heard about abuse in residential schools while he was minister

Canada Montreal October 25

Action needed to boost low Indigenous youth COVID-19 vaccination rate, health officials say

Wawmeesh Hamilton

Canada British Columbia October 24

Land back, preserving culture more important than infighting, say Métis citizens

Indigenous October 24

Métis artist draws on great-grandmother's design for public art project in Winnipeg's Exchange District

Canada Manitoba October 24

Remembering Elijah Smith, father of Yukon land claims, 30 years on

Canada North October 24

Alberta First Nations hold clinics offering elders 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Floyd Black Horse

Indigenous October 23

How Indigenous communities are working to boost COVID-19 vaccine rates

Canada Saskatoon October 23

Inuvik artist's earrings featured on Canadian fashion retailer's website

Canada North October 23

First Nations' council calls for safety review of Tofino Harbour following 2 floatplane crashes

Canada British Columbia October 22

Alton Gas project cancelled after years of opposition

Canada Nova Scotia October 22

Sask. NDP MLA calls for province to halt sale of Crown lands

Canada Saskatchewan October 22

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