- First Nations chief worries legalized online gambling will hurt critical band revenueson April 27, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Two per cent of the market’s gross revenue is expected to go to First Nations groups, but an Alberta chief says he thinks this is shortsighted.
- First Inuit-led university coming to Canada's Arcticon April 25, 2026 at 3:54 pm
The first Inuit-led university in Canada, and the first university in the Canadian Arctic, is set to be built in Arviat, Nunavut. The historic project hopes to see its first cohort in 2030. Students will attend courses grounded in Inuit culture, values and language.
- Upper Nicola releases burrowing owlson April 24, 2026 at 10:16 pm
Upper Nicola Band, a First Nation within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District introduced 11 burrowing owls at its Douglas Lake reserve, marking a decade of owl conservation.
- Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investorson April 23, 2026 at 11:51 pm
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight.
- Assembly of First Nations call for withdrawal of Red River Métis self-government billon April 23, 2026 at 11:25 pm
The Assembly of First Nations is calling for the withdrawal of a federal government bill that would recognize the right to self-government of the Red River Métis, in its second reading in the House of Commons.
- First Nation in B.C. marks 10 years of burrowing owl conservation effortson April 23, 2026 at 11:10 pm
A First Nation in B.C. is celebrating a decade of its restoration efforts on Burrowing Owls, an endangered species in the country. Upper Nicola Band, a Sylix community located in the Nicola Valley within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, released 11 owls into burrows on the grasslands of its Douglas Lake reserve, Wednesday.
- Excitement has started for powwow seasonon April 23, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Powwow dancers and vendors from Ontario and Alberta at this year's First Nations University of Canada's spring powwow say what they are looking forward to this upcoming powwow season.
- Amid year-long state of emergency, Neskantaga First Nation calls for health-care interventionon April 23, 2026 at 8:00 am
Neskantaga First Nation has been under a state of emergency since last April after its only nursing station flooded. Local leaders say access to health care hasn’t improved in the remote Ojibway community, which has also been under a boil-water advisory for 31 years, and community members face ongoing challenges accessing timely medical transportation for appointments in other areas.
- How a challenge of the mining claim system sparked B.C.'s move to claw back DRIPAon April 23, 2026 at 12:09 am
B.C.'s Mineral Tenure Act is at the centre of a court case that helped to spark tension on how to reconcile inherent Indigenous rights with existing legislation.
- Mounties spied on 'Father of Nunavut' in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene allianceon April 22, 2026 at 8:00 am
The RCMP Security Service spied on Inuit leaders like John Amagoalik as they developed their Nunavut proposal in the 1970s, newly declassified papers show. Between 1972 and 1980, Mounties compiled a three-volume intelligence dossier on the national Inuit organization under the "Native extremism" program.









