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B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

VANCOUVER — An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched a vast swath of British Columbia's Interior says the blaze resulted in up to $1 billion per year in ongoing nature and e
Inquest hears recommendations to improve mental health after Indigenous man's death

Inquest hears recommendations to improve mental health after Indigenous man's death

Improving access to mental health care for Indigenous individuals – particularly those in remote communities – and creating a mental health unit in a northern Ontario jail were among 46 recommendations presented Wednesday at the inquest into the deat
Lawyer Aaju Peter on her healing and reconciliation journey in 'Twice Colonized' doc

Lawyer Aaju Peter on her healing and reconciliation journey in 'Twice Colonized' doc

TORONTO — At the Copenhagen premiere of the new documentary “Twice Colonized” in March, a young Greenlandic woman stood up in the audience and offered Aaju Peter “a beautiful moment of realization.
Indigenous guardians help restore nature and community

Indigenous guardians help restore nature and community

OTTAWA — On the shores of the eastern arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Iris Catholique and the Ni Hat'ni Dene Indigenous Guardians have spent several years watching the ice take longer and longer to form every winter.
Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention

Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

As Alberta’s oilsands continue leaking toxic wastewater, aquatic wildlife face new risks

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Rally for Indigenous young man kicked in head by Edmonton police officer

Rally for Indigenous young man kicked in head by Edmonton police officer

EDMONTON — About 100 people gathered in front of an Alberta Justice building on Saturday to support Pacey Dumas, an Indigenous man who was kicked in the head by an Edmonton police officer in 2020. "Justice for Pacey," boomed throughthe crowd.

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At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Ga.

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At least 8 fake electors have immunity in Ga.
Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity

Berkeley professor apologizes for false Indigenous identity

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is “a white person" who l