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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.”
Manitoba officials remove equipment from COVID-19 and residential school protests
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government cracked down Wednesday on two long-standing protests near the legislature and appeared to be only partially successful in clearing out the groups.
Court rules to cancel energy lease on land sacred to tribes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada.
Canadian Catholic bishops apologize to Indigenous peoples for residential schools
Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing “unequivocally” to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this fall.
Researchers say that TB at residential schools was no accident
Two experts in tuberculosis say the mass death from TB at residential schools was no accident, but the result of deliberate neglect that was part of Canada's broader genocidal project.
Brantford woman arrested after setting fire to memorial for residential school victims
A suspect has been arrested and charged for vandalizing a memorial for residential school victims in Brantford Ont.
Arson suspected after former day school burns down on Manitoba First Nation
The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says a building that was used as a former day school for Indigenous children has burned down.
Puyallup Tribal Council calls for direct consultation with Clean Air Agency on Tacoma LNG plant
The Tribal Council of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians today called for the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to engage in direct consultation on the Tacoma liquified natural gas facility, which is being built on Puyallup homelands.