A former B.C. treaty negotiator is calling out the provincial government for its role in the Wet’suwet’en conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline, saying the provincial and federal governments acknowledged long ago that the hereditary chiefs are the appropriate people to negotiate with on matters of rights and title.  Brian Domney penned an open letter to…

Manitoba has begun the process of transferring the province’s northern airports and marine operations to First Nations ownership and operation. Premier Brian Pallister and Grand Chief Arlen Dumas of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs met Thursday to sign a memorandum of understanding that will formalize discussions toward a transfer agreement. When complete, the transfer will allow the creation…

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the RCMP in British Columbia have offered to leave Wet’suwet’en territory as talks continue to try and defuse the Indigenous-led rail blockades crippling the country’s rail network. “They are changing their profile on the property,” he said ahead of a Thursday morning cabinet meeting. “I think the RCMP have made…

A northern B.C. woman with five children in care claims her First Nation is using her sons and daughters to make a point about placing Indigenous children with Indigenous families. The woman — known as MCW to protect the identities of the children — is challenging the provincial government and her band, which she claims is bent on introducing…

It has been over 40 years since Cree recording artist Ernest Monias recorded his first studio record, but thanks to memes on social media, his popularity is higher than ever before. “The younger generation, they call me the meme king and I’d like to thank all the people out there on social media,” said Monias,…

Grand Chief Serge Otsi Simon of Kanesatake says he retracts his comments calling for an end to widespread rail blockades in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in B.C. “It is not my place to make such judgment,” Simon said. “I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Indigenous people taking a stand to defend…