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First Nations leaders say Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts

First Nations leaders say Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts

MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — First Nations leaders say the pride two Saskatchewan courthouse staff felt on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation turned to shame after they were told to change out of the orange clothing they wore to work.
Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister

Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister

WINNIPEG — The federal government says it's making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing.
Inuit lawmaker asked to leave the podium at Danish Parliament after speaking only in Greenlandic

Inuit lawmaker asked to leave the podium at Danish Parliament after speaking only in Greenlandic

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark’s Parliament was asked to leave the podium of the assembly after she refused to translate her speech delivered in Greenlandic — the Inuit language of the sparsely populated Arcti
Inuit lawmaker who intended to speak Greenlandic stopped from addressing the Danish Parliament

Inuit lawmaker who intended to speak Greenlandic stopped from addressing the Danish Parliament

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark’s Parliament was asked to leave the podium of the assembly because she intended to speak only in Greenlandic — the Inuit language of the sparsely populated Arctic island — frustr
Reconnection spurs dialogue and book about growing up in qathet

Reconnection spurs dialogue and book about growing up in qathet

Friends move toward path of truth and reconciliation through listening and allyship
'You were innocent': Judge acquits Manitoba man 50 years after murder conviction

'You were innocent': Judge acquits Manitoba man 50 years after murder conviction

WINNIPEG — An Indigenous man convicted of killing a restaurant worker 50 years ago was acquitted Thursday by a judge who called the case a wrongful conviction that involved systemic discrimination.
Federal fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on the water in N.S.

Federal fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on the water in N.S.

HALIFAX — Federal fisheries officers in Nova Scotia say they're refusing some enforcement duties because of threats to their safety, as they await Ottawa's response to their complaints.
Cundill History Prize finalists include books on early North America, post-WWII Japan

Cundill History Prize finalists include books on early North America, post-WWII Japan

Books about the civilizations of pre-colonial Indigenous North America, the early Black civil rights movement and post-Second World War Japan are finalists for the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize.
Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate

Plastics plant benzene removal leads First Nation to suggest some residents evacuate

A First Nation in southwestern Ontario has recommended some residents evacuate, citing the risk of elevated levels of a toxic chemical being removed from a neighboring Sarnia plastics plant.
Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago

CARLISLE, Pa.