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The First Nations University of Canada Spring Powwow has drawn in visitors from across the globe.
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A number of candidates are running to unseat the Liberals in the riding of Vancouver-Quadra which sits on Musqueam territory.
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The riding of Kenora–Kiiwetinoong, in northwestern Ontario, is one of 36 identified by the Assembly of First Nations as being winnable based on the Indigenous vote. Cameron MacIntosh visits the region to see how candidates are engaging First Nation communities.
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For many Indigenous people, deciding whether to cast a ballot in the upcoming federal election is a complicated choice.
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SMUS student's ultimate goal is to open a cultural boarding school in Kingcome Inlet
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A group of University of British Columbia professors, along with one former graduate student, wants the B.C. Supreme Court to order the school to stop declaring or acknowledging its campuses are on unceded Indigenous land.
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Mary Pia Benuen saw a lot of sickness in her community growing up. As a young woman, she left the province to study and eventually became the province’s first Innu nurse. Thirty years later, Benuen is being recognized as one of three outstanding Innu leaders by the Innu Nteimun Music Festiva
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Journalism students at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) are taking a second look at yesterday’s news – specifically stories written long ago with a colonial bias.
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With three weeks to go before the federal election, a few Indigenous leaders say the main parties have so far not made Indigenous issues a priority.
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The Nteimun Music Festival was a five-hour celebration of Innu culture. Organizers aimed to inspire Indigenous youth to keep their language alive. This year’s festival also honoured three Innu leaders for their lasting contributions to the community.
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Andrea Landry's mother often reminded her that she was Anishinaabe and not Canadian. While she advocates for her people and speaks out for treaty rights, she says she has not and will not participate in the colonial political system by voting in federal elections.
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Indigenous cuisine is receiving national attention, with Vancouver International Airport (YVR) featuring the first Indigenous restaurant in a Canadian airport, Salmon n' Bannock on the Fly, by Chef Inez Cook.
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Maintaining reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, answering calls to help constituents, and uniting Canadians are some reasons Indigenous political hopefuls say they’re running in the federal election.
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Indigenous people and organizations are stepping up to promote voting in the upcoming federal election.
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As wildfires in B.C. intensify, several Secwépemc communities are using traditional practices and Indigenous knowledge to reduce future fire risk.
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Sage Ballantyne and his nephew Chase Meechance found a new use for reusable shopping bags.
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Members of the Kitselas First Nation in B.C.'s Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The treaty — which was initialled in June by the nation and the governments of Canada and British Columbia— has been under negotiation since 1993.
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Since Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., announced the suspension of 11 academic programs in March, there's been an uproar in the community around the loss of the culinary management program in particular. At the city's all-Indigenous high school, the suspension means fewer opportunities to access post-secondary in a familiar environment.
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Elections Canada tells us what’s needed to cast a ballot. Advance voting is available Easter long weekend, and election day is Monday April 28.
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Camilla Hempleman-Adams has apologised for offence caused to the Inuit community on Baffin Island.
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When the call for nominations comes out for the June election in Lennox Island First Nation, on Prince Edward Island's North Shore, a familiar name will not be on the list. Chief Darlene Bernard won't be seeking re-election. Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass speaks to Bernard about the reasons behind her decision.
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From spirit bears to polar bears, Indigenous people are working to protect bears and the bear’s role in their traditions
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Fort Nelson First Nation woman Taylor Behn-Tsakoza is competing for the Miss Indigenous Canada title.
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In 2024, a landslide along the Chilcotin River in British Columbia caused extensive damage to the ancestral home of the Secwépemc Nation. A new archaeological and cultural heritage survey of the area seeking to assess the damage to historical sites revealed previously unknown ancient villages and has shed new light on the Secwépmec communities’ long connection with the land, according to a statement released by Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN).
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