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RoseAnne Archibald, Assembly of First Nations, AFN,

'Economic reconciliation' must come with healing: AFN national chief

Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says advancing "economic reconciliation" must go hand in hand with helping communities heal from intergenerational trauma.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | March 30th 2023

Pope Francis and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon watch a traditional dance during the final public event of his papal visit across Canada as he prepares to leave Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday, July 29, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Pope Francis' tour cost Ottawa at least $55-milliion

A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for Pope’ visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people.

By Kelly Geraldine Malone | News, Politics | March 23rd 2023

The 10 MW Awasis solar project which opened in November is seen on the Cowessess First Nation in an undated handout photo. Handout photo by Cowessess First Nation

Indigenous communities lead Canada's clean energy boom

On a wintry day last November, Daphne Kay looked up at an expanse of gleaming solar panels located on Cowessess First Nation reserve land just east of Regina and cried.

By Amanda Stephenson | News | March 20th 2023

Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs at a news conference in Winnipeg on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/John Woods

Manitoba grants access to death certificates of children at residential schools

The agreement allows the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to request the documents from the provincial Vital Statistics Branch. Until now, the documents were available to family members, while researchers and others needed to obtain special permission for any given document.

By Steve Lambert | News, Politics | March 14th 2023

A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Federal Court approves $2.8 billion residential day schools settlement

A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8-billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day schools.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | March 10th 2023

Arthur Masse leaves court at the Law Courts building in Winnipeg on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Brittany Hobson

'I was terrified:' Woman testifies in trial of former residential school priest

A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago — accusations the now-retired cleric has denied.

By Brittany Hobson | News | March 8th 2023

Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc chief Shane Gottfriedson, left, speaks as hiwus (Chief) Warren Paull, of the Sechelt (shishalh) First Nation, listens during a news conference, in Vancouver, B.C., on Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Indigenous chiefs eager for $2.8B residential school settlement deal

First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 28th 2023

The former Alberni Indian Residential School near Port Alberni, B.C. is shown in a handout photo. Handout photo by Tseshaht First Nation

Suspected grave sites, children's deaths found at former B.C. residential school

A Vancouver Island First Nation has announced the detection of 17 suspected unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school, in an emotional event that combined science and ceremony on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

By Chuck Chiang | News | February 22nd 2023

People gather at Centennial Square marking the sixth anniversary of B.C. declaring overdose deaths a public health emergency in Victoria, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Ehattesaht First Nation in B.C. declares drug and alcohol crisis emergency

A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its members, particularly children and youth.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 10th 2023

Ottawa to spend $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide Indigenous communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites.

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | February 8th 2023

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