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Home > First Nations Latest Stories Inquest process starts for deaths of seven Native students (06/11) An initial hearing was held today for the inquest into the deaths of seven Native students in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The students -- six males and one female -- died... Two members of Native dance troupe arrested on reserve (06/11) Two members of Sagkeeng's Finest, a dance group that won the first Canada's Got Talent competition, are facing charges for an incident on their reserve in Manitoba. Vince O'Laney, 19,... First Nations leaders request inquest into death of woman (06/11) Native leaders in Manitoba are calling for an inquest into the death of a woman from the Northlands Denesuline First Nation. Liza Tssessaze, 31, died on May 27 after experiencing... Tribes in US and Canada diversify into winemaking industry (06/11) Several tribes in the U.S. and Canada have joined the wine-producing industry. The Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia got into the business in 2001. The tribe supplies grapes to... Native politician awaits trial for domestic violence incident (06/11) Patrick Brazeau, a Native politician from Quebec, faces a trial later this year for a domestic violence incident. Brazeau, who is Algonquin, was charged with assault and sexual assault charges... Blood Tribe police arrest school bus driver for impaired driving (06/06) Police from the Blood Tribe of Alberta arrested and charged a school bus driver with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample. Larry Cross Child was carrying 12... Blog: A Tribe Called Red bringing Native music to mainstream (06/06) A Tribe Called Red continues to grow in popularity: t’s unlikely that the average U.S. citizen could name a single North American indigenous film or actor, musician or album, book... Native man guilty for death after being taunted with racial slur (06/05) A Native man from Saskatchewan was found guilty of manslaughter. Federal agencies monitored First Nations youth advocate (05/29) Two government agencies monitored a Native youth advocate, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Department of Justice went into the... Native Sun News: Tribes take action to stop Keystone XL bid (05/29) A walkout by tribal leaders at a U.S. State Department meeting on May 16 was among several actions in South Dakota Indian country during the week to oppose TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Keystone XL tar-sands crude-oil pipeline across the Great Plains. A Tribe Called Red adds political message to musical styles (05/28) A Tribe Called Red, a Native group based in Ontario, isn't afraid to add a political message to its unique style of music. The group consists of three DJs... Chief of First Nation in Saskatchewan admits to sexual assault (05/21) The leader of the Pheasant Rump Nakota Nation in Saskatchewan will be sentenced tomorrow for sexually assaulting a teen girl on the reserve. Chief Terrance McArthur admitted to the charge... Petition seeks inclusion of Native people in Canadian holiday (05/20) A group of prominent Canadians is calling on the government to include Native people in an official holiday. The group wants Victoria Day to be renamed as Victoria and First... Peter d'Errico: Ignorance can't be an excuse for genocide (05/16) Peter d'Errico discusses genocide in Guatemala, Canada and the United States: In Guatemala, the High Risk Court concluded a trial of former military dictator José Efrain Ríos Montt. The court... Three people reported dead in house fire on Ontario reserve (05/09) Three people, including two young children, died in a house fire on the Wunnumin Lake First Nation in Ontario. The victims were reported to be a 21-year-old female, a six-year-old... Statcan reports increase in Aboriginal population in Canada (05/08) The Aboriginal population in Canada is growing, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. Data from the National Household Survey shows 1.4 million people claimed Aboriginal ancestry in 2011.... John Boncore, Mohawk activist, passes in Canada at age 61 (05/07) John Boncore, a Mohawk activist who once tried to arrest former president George W. Bush, died on March 13. He was 61. Boncore was found near his home on the... Charles Kader: Border tribes threatened by pipeline projects (05/06) Charles Kader on pipeline projects that threaten tribes on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border: The uneven progress associated with fossil fuel pipeline projects on Turtle Island has taken on... Residential school survivors host reunion in British Columbia (04/25) Survivors of a residential school in British Columbia are hosting a month-long series of events. The survivors of the St. Joseph's residential school will meet for a reunion and dedicate... Tribes in Washington join coalition to fight coal export project (04/23) Tribes in Washington are joining a coalition to fight a coal export project. The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, the Tulalip Tribes and the Lummi Nation are part of the Leadership...

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