Indigenous News

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Yukon's Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation says an independent review of a disaster at the Eagle Gold mine on its territory is urgently needed but it has serious concerns the Yukon government is trying to "erase" its role in the probe.

WINNIPEG — APTN will soon launch a channel with programming primarily in Indigenous languages.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 16-year-old biennial event aimed at fostering business in the country's eastern Arctic and northern regions has been cancelled indefinitely as a dispute unfolds between Inuit and a Labrador group claiming to share their heritage.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A salmon task force that is examining the impact of the massive Chilcotin River landslide in British Columbia says it's prepared for the "emergency enhancement" of fish stocks after the disaster.

WINNIPEG — They were loving daughters, mothers and friends whose ambition and potential were snuffed out by a "monster.

A Saskatchewan First Nation has issued an evacuation order for another of its communities as a fast-moving wildfire approaches.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French.

WIKWEMIKONG, Ont. — Police say two people have been charged in the death of an infant in a First Nation on Manitoulin Island. Ontario Provincial Police say an infant in Wikwemikong First Nation was taken to hospital on May 8.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal, following months of media coverage and calls from local leaders for authorities to take action.