First Nations leaders say B.C. hasn’t made much progress in preventing outsized impact of toxic drug crisis

In the 10 years since B.C. declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency, First Nations leaders say the crisis has ...

First Nations University of Canada celebrates 50 years

The First Nations University of Canada opened its doors for the first time in May 1976 as Saskatchewan Indian Federated ...

Indigenous Leaders and Global Business Executives to Convene in Toronto for 9th Annual First Nations Major Projects Coalition Conference

From April 29 to May 1, the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) will host its annual conference at the Sheraton ...

Two Yukon First Nations looking to take over their own health care needs

Two Yukon First Nations chiefs have written to the Yukon and federal governments that they will be looking to take health ...
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First Nations overdose deaths in B.C. drop in 2025, but still disproportionally high

VANCOUVER — The number of overdose deaths of First Nations in British Columbia dropped by about a third in 2025 but the ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN

First Nations win initial stay in separatism challenge, temporarily blocking Alberta election boss from certifying petition results

Alberta’s top elections official has been temporarily blocked from certifying the results of a provincial independence ...
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Two more Alberta First Nations ask court to block separatist referendum, citing treaty infringement

An independent Alberta would drive international borders through the heart of a northern First Nation’s territory and violate ...

First Nations leader says his ‘heartsick’ wife, a B.C. MLA, opposes plan to pause DRIPA

Premier David Eby has proposed suspending parts of the landmark Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act ...

Secret document reveals case for Cairns First Nations Cultural Centre as LNP warns of cost blowout

A proposed First Nations cultural centre in Cairns rejected by the LNP would have created more than 180 full-time jobs in the ...

Chase council commits to training after First Nations 'troubled' by remarks from councillor

Coun. Colin Connett refused to apologize for prior comments criticizing Truth and Reconciliation initiatives despite letters ...
The Conversation

First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help

There are unprecedented numbers of First Nations people in prisons. In Australia, 37% of adults and 60% of young people aged 10-17 behind bars are First Nations, despite making up 3.4% and 6.2% of the ...

B.C. First Nations leaders say Eby's planned DRIPA pause breaks trust

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council president Judith Sayers says Premier David Eby has created mistrust and contributed to a "rift" ...