Canadian R&B singer Jully Black was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Monday night for making a tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City,...

NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus are calling on Justice Minister David Lametti to launch an investigation into "crimes against humanity" in Canada following preliminary discoveries of...

Elders at a nursing home in Wikwemikong First Nation in Ontario have messages for their families and First Nations communities about the importance of social distancing, self-isolating, and handwas...

The NDP MPP for the region with the longest-running boil water advisories of any First Nations in Canada is demanding the Ontario government become part of the solution.

Cree elder Emma Cheena, who turned 100 last week, grew up on the land but now lives in a seniors' home in Cochrane, Ont., about 300 kilometres north of Sudbury. 

Recent report revealed that 16 sudden deaths need to be reinvestigated, as well as 25 unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

Rain Harper from Keewaywin First Nation began a donation drive for Bearskin Lake First Nation and within a few days raised over $10,000, to be matched by band administration.

The journalist and author is transforming how Canada sees its past—and how Indigenous people see their future

"Too many of our people have been killed at the hands of the RCMP," Fiddler told Global News Monday.

Sol Mamakwa is the province’s only MPP hailing from a First Nation, and has drawn attention to the housing crisis at Cat Lake First Nation, youth mental health and Indigenous education

The fractured and often violent relationship with Indigenous Peoples started in the past but bleeds into the present, says writer and documentary filmmaker Tanya Talaga

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum supports Indigenous families and leaders across Canada who are calling for action on Missing and Murdered...

The arrival this week of a federal-provincial task force in Attawapiskat is a hopeful sign for the community, but it is also a sad reminder of what it takes for Indigenous people to get governments...

Canada's medical schools vow to take specific steps to narrow the health gap facing Canada's Indigenous communities — including admitting a school-specific minimum number of indigenous students each...

The federal government has not done enough to ensure people in First Nations communities have ongoing access to safe drinking water, says the federal auditor general.

Starting in September 2018, students at Keewatin Public School will be doing much of their learning outside, as the elementary school in Kenora, Ont., works to gain its accreditation as a Forest...

Ontario MPPs can now speak Indigenous languages at Queen's Park, after previously being limited to English or French. Language speakers say it's a small step on the path toward reconciliation, but...

Three Indigenous youth from northwestern Ontario are among six recipients of the province's James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award.

Thunder Bay will review the deaths of nine Indigenous people in the city after a report by Ontario's police watchdog found that racist attitudes by police contributed to inadequate investigations.

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) encourages people to learn more about Treaties during Treaties Awareness Week (Nov. 1-5) with the launch of a Treaty educational video and visual display...

Fort Albany will be working with five other First Nation communities

There is plenty of irony in a First Nations woman trying to teach the prime minister, and in fact all politicians, a lesson about Canadian law, Tanya Talaga writes.

Community officials have announced that Fort Albany First Nation, located on the James Bay Coast, is initiating the difficult journey of uncovering the truth behind St. Anne's Indian Residential...

10 First Nations are suing Ontario and Canada for violating Treaty 9 and Indigenous Rights for over a century

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox is calling on the Government of Canada to take action following the release today of a report linking health issues to poor housing...

Bill Blair said that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members arrived at the community after receiving a formal request from the provincial government on Jan. 6.

News Release from Bearskin Lake First Nation On December 29th, 2021, the Bearskin Lake First Nation declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of COVID 19 infections.  As of today, 174 indivi...

It is now painfully clear that Indigenous people have no trust in the Thunder Bay Police Service or the Thunder Bay Police Services Board. The repeated failures of the Thunder Bay Police Service...

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum has issued the following statement in support of the families, friends, and communities who are still...