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NY governor to visit Seneca Nation to apologize for state’s role in boarding school
New York’s governor plans to visit the Seneca Nation on Tuesday to formally apologize for the state’s role in running an upstate boarding school that separated Native American students from their ...
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How uproar over a Māori haka, beloved in New Zealand life, sowed chaos and gridlock in Parliament
The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races. Spine-tingling performances at sports ...
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Breaking: Police close parts of Third Line in suspected armed robbery
Six Nations Police (SNP) are assisting OPP with an investigation on Third Line, between Onondaga Road and Tuscarora Road. SNP have closed parts of Third Line  searching for suspects believed involved ...
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Wildfires forced residents to evacuate Wabaseemoong Independent Nation
Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation. Chief Waylon Scott of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, which sits about 100 kilometres northwest ...
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New Indigenous Services minister says she’s been handed the ‘toughest task’
By Alessia Passafiume As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a ...
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First Nations in B.C. want New Democrats to kill fast-track bills
By Wolfgang Depner First Nations leaders are calling on Premier David Eby to immediately “kill” two pieces of legislation that would fast-track projects in response to U.S. government tariffs. The ...
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Library says its ‘surprised’ by stance of tenant who invested $1 million in building renovations
By Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal THUNDER BAY-The end of a lease agreement has created tension in the relationship between Thunder Bay Public Library and ...
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Six Nations Police raid illegal tobacco operation
Six Nations Police raid massive tobacco operation operated by “non Indigenous criminal network” By Lynda Powless Editor Six ...
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Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
By Keith Doucette Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government ...
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Canada has its first Indigenous woman taking as Minister of Indigenous Services
OTTAWA-Canada has its first  Indigenous person taking on the role of Minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) MP Mandy ...
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Haudenosaunee Two-Spirit Artist Wins $20,000 Toronto Arts Foundation Indigenous Artist Award
By Joshua Santos Writer A celebrated Indigenous artist has claimed this year’s Toronto Arts Foundation Indigenous Artist ...
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Afro-Indigenous mom wins case in top ‘B.C.’ court against agency that seized her kids
By Brielle Morgan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews An Afro-Indigenous mother who’s been going head-to-head with the child welfare agency that took her kids away says she feels heard ...