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Five injured in explosion on Saskatchewan reserve (04/25)
Five people were injured in an explosion on the Little Pine First Nation in Saskatchewan on Thursday. The explosion occurred right after a funeral at the community center on the reserve. Although most people had left, five were injured...
Toddler injured in drive-by shooting released (04/25)
A 23-month-old toddler who was injured in a drive-by shooting on an Alberta reserve was released from the hospital, the Canadian Press reported. Asia Saddleback was at her home on the Samson Cree Nation when she was hit by...
Fontaine: Apologize to Native school students (04/23)
Phil Fontaine is the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. "In the Oct. 16, 2007, Throne Speech, your government promised to apologize for residential schooling for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children which led to profound harms....
First Nation seeks probe of police shooting (04/23)
The Manto Sipi Cree Nation of northern Manitoba is seeking an independent review of a police shooting. Terence Yellowback, 27, was shot in the leg by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer on April 5. He was then hit with...
Mohawk protesters block highway in land dispute (04/21)
About 75 Mohawk protesters have blocked off a highway in Ontario as part of a land dispute. The blockade on the main street through Deseronto went up Sunday night. Protesters want to stop work at a housing development that they...
National day of protest in Canada on May 29 (04/18)
Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fontaine called for a national day of protest on May 29 to draw attention to Native issues in Canada. Fontaine said the protest will be peaceful. He says the day is needed because...
Canada pays out $1.3B in residential school case (04/17)
The Canadian government says it has paid out $1.3 billion to former students of Native residential schools. The payments went to about 75,000 former students. That accounts for more than 90 percent of claims, according to the government. Some Native...
Mother of injured toddler calls for end to violence (04/17)
The mother of a 23-month-old toddler who was injured in a drive-by shooting on an Alberta reserve called for an end to gang and drug violence. Candace Saddleback said the Samson Cree Nation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
Teens charged for drive-by shooting on reserve (04/16)
An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old have been charged in connection with a drive-by shooting that left a 23-month-old toddler in critical condition. Christopher Shane Crane, 18, faces 16 charges for Sunday night's shooting on the Samson Cree Nation in...
Toddler shot in drive-by shooting on reserve (04/15)
A 23-month old girl is in critical but stable condition after being shot in a drive-by shooting on the Samson Cree Nation in Alberta. Asia Saddleback was in the kitchen of a rural home on the reserve when she...
Controversial Native leader won't rejoin group (04/04)
David Ahenakew, the controversial Native leader who is accused of spreading hate against Jewish people, won't be rejoining the senate of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Ahenakew, 74, said he will wait until his legal case is resolved before...
Group examines missing, dead residential students (04/03)
A group established by the Canadian government is looking into students who went missing or died while attending Native residential schools. The group will report to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about ways to investigate the incidents. Currently, there is...
Uproar over controversial Native leader's return (04/02)
The return of controversial Native leader David Ahenakew to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is causing an uproar in Canada. Roland Crowe, the chair of FSIN's senate, resigned after Ahenakew was restored to a position on the body. Crowe...
Fire that killed three boys claims another victim (04/01)
A fire that killed three Native boys on the Pukatawagan Reserve in Manitoba claimed the life of their 57-year-old uncle. Simon Nicholas died of smoke inhalation. He had been taking care of Troi Castel-Lapansee, 3, and Robert Castel-Lapansee Jr., 4,...
Controversial Native leader gets old position back (04/01)
David Ahenakew, a controversial Native leader who went to trial for making anti-Semitic statements, has been reinstated as a senator for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Ahenakew had been stripped of his position when he was charged with...
Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland accept recognition (03/31)
Members of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians voted to accept a deal for federal recognition with the Canadian government. The agreement recognizes the Qalipu Mi'kmaq Band under the federal Indian Act. No land or hunting rights are included in the...
Native woman missing for more than two months (03/28)
A pregnant woman from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario has been missing for more than two months. Tashina General, 21, was last seen on the reserve on January 22. She will be about six months pregnant now. “We...
Drug sweep nets 29 arrests in Mohawk communities (03/27)
Over 300 law enforcement officers from Canada and the United States swept three Mohawk communities on Wednesday, arresting 29 people and confiscating cash, drugs and weapons. Operation Cancun targeted the Kahnawake and Kanesatake communities in Quebec, the Akwesasne community in...
Native man from Canada given U.S. green card (03/27)
A Native man from Canada has been given a U.S. green card after his right to cross the border freely was questioned. Peter Roberts, a dentist from British Columbia, is a member of the Campbell River Indian Band. He asserted...
Report into Native man's death to be delayed (03/21)
The report into the death of Native man in Vancouver, British Columbia, will be delayed pending resolution of legal issues. Frank Paul, a Mi'kmaq from New Brunswick, died in December 1998. He was left on the streets by police...
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