Cree voters frustrated by not being able to cast a ballot in Quebec’s election – CBC
‘For myself, I didn’t feel right. It wasn’t fair. I was there to vote,’ says one woman turned away Oct 06, 2022 Stories are emerging of Cree voters in the…
5 things to know for Friday, October 7, 2022 – CTV News
Oct. 7, 2022 Researchers look for ties between modern behaviour and Neanderthal DNA, a series of stabbings are under investigation in Las Vegas and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is condemned…
Indigenous-owned hotel opens on Winnipeg reserve – On-Site Magazine
October 6, 2022 Long Plain First Nation worked with PCL Construction to build the Wyndham Garden Winnipeg Airport (Odé Aki) hotel less than 10 km from downtown. Winnipeg has a…
Indigenous membership/citizenship verification policy a positive step forward for USask – USask News
Led by an all-Indigenous task force, the university recently released a progressive policy guiding First Nations, Métis and Inuit membership/citizenship verification at USask, the product of months of groundbreaking work…
Qikiqtani Inuit Association-owned corporation vows bigger presence in communities: CEO – Nunatsiaq News
Oct 6, 2022 Qikiqtaaluk Corp. touts help with Qikiqtarjuaq’s deepsea port, ocean research near Igloolik Qikiqtaaluk Corp. management has promised to be more engaged after some Baffin residents have criticized…
Oxford House Deadbeats’: Owner apologizes for ‘honest mistake’ – CityNews Winnipeg
Oct 5, 2022 A Manitoba woman says she was “offended, angry, hurt” after receiving an invoice from a Winnipeg company – but the owner insists she’s not to blame. Wilma…
5 things to know for Thursday, October 6, 2022 – CTV News
Jacob Hoggard is being sued by the Ontario woman he is convicted of sexually assaulting, Tim Hortons and Scotiabank both say they won’t sponsor Hockey Canada this season, and food…
New federal Indigenous policy framework high on respect for Indigenous knowledge in consultation, but nil on veto power – National Observer
October 6th 2022 A new Indigenous Policy Framework for Project Reviews and Regulatory Decisions will put Indigenous knowledge on par with western science in environmental and regulation assessments. But the…
Dehcho First Nations says it’s being punished for not signing devolution – CBC
Oct 06, 2022 Grand chief says exclusion from decision-making group is ‘ludicrous’ Dehcho First Nations wants to be part of the N.W.T.’s intergovernmental council. Herb Norwegian, the grand chief of…
Canada must commit to a nature and biodiversity accountability act – IRPP
COP15 in Montreal is the right time to start to dismantle the country’s colonial relationship with nature, with greater respect for Indigenous rights. October 5, 2022 Nature isn’t an infinite…
