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Indigenous groups in Canada and Ecuador have united on the battleground for one of the largest environmental claims in history as Ecuadorian villagers ask Canadian courts to enforce an Ecuadorian court order of US$9.5 billion against Chevron for extensive damages from toxic oil waste.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is calling for an emergency meeting early next year on Aboriginal child welfare, likening the current state of affairs to Canada's residential school legacy that forcibly removed young people from their culture and families.

Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday, November 2, 2017.

Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women sobbed, fought back tears and expressed anger on Mon. Oct. 16, 2017, as they recounted what happened to their loved ones.