Gerald Stanley

Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with "Justice for Indigenous," the mother of Colten Boushie stood before microphones on Monday, March 22, 2021, to address discrimination that a complaints commission confirmed she faced when RCMP officers told her of his death.

A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a young Cree man.

The family of an Indigenous man shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm has filed lawsuits against the RCMP and the farmer who was acquitted in the killing.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a massive bill on Thursday, March 29, 2018, aimed at tackling court delays and improving the fairness of the criminal justice system when it comes to Indigenous and other marginalized peoples.

The federal government is proposing major changes to the criminal justice system to address criticism that it's biased against Indigenous people and other marginalized groups, as part of sweeping legislation introduced on Thursday, March 29, 2018.

I live in remote ranch land in the rainshadow area of British Columbia in the Thompson River Valley. It is high desert surrounded by cattle ranches, grazing leases and ‘Indian Reserves’ (reservations).

What can the events surrounding Colten Boushie’s death, the trial verdict and its media coverage tell us about the role of journalism and journalists in relation to Indigenous concerns in Canada? All too much, write journalism professors Candis Callison and Mary-Lynn Young.

Colten Boushie came into the world smiling.

Rick Harp, founder and president of INDIGENA Creative Group, said the Media Indigena website was knocked offline Sunday, the morning after the website posted a critique of the Gerald Stanley verdict.

The federal Conservatives are accusing Justin Trudeau of "political interference," after the prime minister responded to the acquittal of a white farmer in the death of a young Indigenous man by saying the criminal justice system has to "do better."

A new wave of mainstream Indigenous politicians in Canada is seeking to harness anger about the Colten Boushie verdict into a unifying call for action.

"We're not in a rush because we want things done right," said Colten Boushie's cousin, Jade Tootoosis, shortly after meeting with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett.

To find Gerald Stanley guilty, would be to find him responsible for his actions — actions which resulted in the death of Colten Boushie, an Indian. But we don’t do that in this country. White Canada is not responsible for what has happened to Indians.

The family of an Indigenous man who was shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm says it's "extremely upset and disgusted" that Mounties have cleared their own officers of misconduct.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has opened the organization's annual meeting with an impassioned plea to end racism.