The Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation and the federal government have settled a historic land claim dispute. The First Nation claimed Canada breached its fiduciary and statutory obligations relating to the surrender of 18,352 acres of reserve lands in 1909. “Now we have...
Work is underway to provide more support to Indigenous veterans. A range of groups including the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), the Royal Canadian Legion and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) have teamed up as part of the Burns Way initiative....
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com As the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) transforms into the Otipemisiwak Métis Government in September, two people are vying to become its first president. Joseph Pimlott from Calgary, and Andrea...
Prince Albert Police say an 18-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder of a man last month at an encampment. Garrison Clarke appeared in provincial court this morning, accused of killing Ponch Bird. Bird died at a known encampment July 22, marking the second...
Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière spoke on the steps of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, and said the union is in favour of a search for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran at the Prairie Green...
The long-awaited public inquest into the RCMP shooting death on the George Gordon First Nation in July 2021 will take place next month in Regina. On July 6, 2021, RCMP were called to a home on the George Gordon First Nation regarding a man armed with a rifle...
