An investigation launched by the Assembly of First Nations gathered evidence suggesting a former regional chief from Nova Scotia used his influence along with death threats and other forms of intimidation to keep women from contacting police with allegations of sexual assault against him, CBC News has learned. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in…

A Canadian expert on human trafficking wants people in Thunder Bay, and across northwestern Ontario, to understand that any child anywhere could be lured into the sex trade at any time. The average age of entry into the sex trade in Canada is between 12 and 14 years old, said Joy Smith, who served as…

Inside the ornate former U.S. embassy across from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, a set of plain tools sits in a glass display case — knives for cutting and scraping hides, a stone oil lamp. The tools are carefully made by hand and appear new. In a sense, that’s why they’re here. In a city filled with museums…

Three First Nations in central Saskatchewan say they’ve begun informal talks with a large multinational mining company planning a large diamond mine project in the area. On Friday, Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) gave notice it would be exercising its options to enter into a joint venture agreement with the project’s current owner on the Star…

Patrick DePoe was in high school the last time his Indigenous tribe in Washington state was allowed to hunt whales. He was on a canoe that greeted the crew towing in the body of a grey whale. His shop class worked to clean the bones and reassemble the skeleton, which hangs in a tribal museum.…

The shape of a silhouette, the stitch on a hem, the colour of a garment — these elements of clothing design are more than esthetic choices for Indigenous artist Yolonda Skelton of the Gitxsan Nation. Together they can provide a glimpse into the life of a person, a clan, and a nation, she says, and…