Rare Indigenous eye-witness account of Battle of the Little Bighorn found in Ontario

Lakota leader's letter, illustration about historic U.S. battle was recently repatriated to his community

Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous delegates for residential schools

Pope Francis has apologized for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools, a year after the Catholic Church said it wouldn’t do so.

Advocates call for Indigenous artifacts in Vatican museum to be returned

Indigenous delegates from Canada were given a private tour of Vatican museums on Tuesday. There are calls for some of the tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts housed there to be repatriated.

Canada’s Indigenous peoples seek papal apology at Vatican for residential schools

Canadian indigenous peoples meet Pope Francis this week to ask him to apologise for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools where children were abused and their culture denied.

Pope to visit Indigenous communities seeking apology for Church’s role in residential schools

Pope Francis will meet representatives of Canada’s native peoples this month to listen to their concerns following the discovery of bodies of children buried in church-run schools in Canada, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief suspended due to accusations of sexual assault

The Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, (AMC) one of the most powerful Indigenous leaders in this province, has been accused of sexual assault, and Winnipeg Police confirmed Friday those accusations have been reported to police.

Indigenous groups line up for Trans Mountain pipeline stakes; B.C. leaders call it ‘economic version of a smallpox blanket’

A prominent Indigenous leaders’ group has urged First Nations to not buy into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying the project poses significant financial risks and could become the “modern-day economic version of a smallpox blanket.”

Top First Nations leader in Manitoba accused of sexual assault by staff member

Formal complaint filed against Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, Winnipeg police confirm

Almost half of prisoners held in isolation are Indigenous, panel says

Indigenous people make up half of all prisoners subjected to the harshest form of federal detention, an indication that problems persist under the federal government’s new model of inmate isolation.

Marvel switching ‘King Conan’ character after indigenous community backlash

Marvel Comics got flak recently for the name and design of a character seen in the book miniseries “King Conan.”