Indigenous News

OTTAWA — First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity.

TORONTO — One artist's work at a mosaic exhibition in Toronto is honouring a French sexual abuse survivor who galvanized a global movement to better protect women.

VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island First Nation has won back fishing rights and title for part of the land its ancestors used as a summer home in the Lower Mainland, despite opposition by two other Indigenous communities. A B.C.

The Manitoba Museum might have one of the largest collections of Hudson’s Bay artifacts, but its CEO isn't bitter the defunct retailer's crown jewel isn’t destined for her institution.

EDMONTON — A judge has reserved his decision on whether to review a proposed Alberta separation referendum question. Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby is expected to give his ruling Aug. 14.

WINNIPEG — The family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer hopes a special court hearing will help them heal and move on almost a year after the trial.

OTTAWA — Métis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to use to bolster the economy in the face of a trade war with the United State

EDMONTON — Police have charged the chief of a First Nation in southern Alberta with two counts of sexual assault. Roy Albert Whitney, the 71-year-old chief of Tsuut’ina Nation, west of Calgary, was arrested Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says its provincewide state of emergency is being extended as 14,000 remain out of their homes due to intense wildfires.

TORONTO — An Ontario First Nation that has worked toward road access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on its traditional territory is now asking the courts to prevent the provincial and federal governments from mineral development in the region.