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Indigenous food sovereignty requires better and more accurate data collection

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Google Canada grants $2.7M to tech training for Indigenous Peoples, media literacy

Google Canada grants $2.7M to tech training for Indigenous Peoples, media literacy

TORONTO — Google Canada will allocate $2.7 million toward grants helping Indigenous Peoples prepare for tech jobs and teaching media literacy to underrepresented communities. The U.S. tech giant says more than $1.
Residential school survivor throws first pitch at Jays game for Orange Shirt Day

Residential school survivor throws first pitch at Jays game for Orange Shirt Day

TORONTO — Dolores (McLeod) Naponse hopes that her presence at a Toronto Blue Jays game will spark important conversation. Naponse, from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, near Sudbury Ont.
Quebec election: Indigenous issues take back seat as campaign winds down

Quebec election: Indigenous issues take back seat as campaign winds down

MONTREAL — Indigenous leaders in Quebec are lamenting the fact that priorities for their communities have been largely ignored during the provincial election campaign.
Ontarians mark Truth and Reconciliation Day with events across province

Ontarians mark Truth and Reconciliation Day with events across province

With sunrise ceremonies, Indigenous songs and moments of reflection, communities across Ontario marked the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.
'Unique ecosystem': N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada

'Unique ecosystem': N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada

YELLOWKNIFE — A group of First Nations has signed an agreement with Parks Canada to ensure they receive social and economic opportunities related to the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories.
91Ô­´´s reflect about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day

91Ô­´´s reflect about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day

Ceremonies, marches and other gatherings are taking place across the country Friday as communities mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Indigenous leaders want corporate reconciliation efforts to extend beyond Sept. 30

Indigenous leaders want corporate reconciliation efforts to extend beyond Sept. 30

TORONTO — Chelsee Pettit spent much of the summer collaborating with designers to create and manufacture apparel reflective of the Indigenous values she hoped would be on people's minds when Canada marks its second National Day for Truth and Reconcil
No single fix for anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health-care system: doctor

No single fix for anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health-care system: doctor

Bernice Thorassie couldn't help but speak up on behalf of a patient in the emergency room of a northern Manitoba hospital after being treated there herself and noticing staff attitudes that smacked of anti-Indigenous racism.
Family files $2.7-million lawsuit over Indigenous woman's death in Quebec hospital

Family files $2.7-million lawsuit over Indigenous woman's death in Quebec hospital

MONTREAL — The family of an Indigenous woman who was mocked by staff as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital in September 2020 filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking nearly $2.7 million in damages.