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Fight against toxic mining runoff from Canada persists, say U.S. Indigenous leaders

Fight against toxic mining runoff from Canada persists, say U.S. Indigenous leaders

WASHINGTON — U.S. Indigenous leaders from the Pacific Northwest say they won't give up trying to convince Canada's federal government to agree to a bilateral investigation of toxic mining runoff from the B.C. Interior.
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National Inuit organization seeking $1.6 billion for school food program

National Inuit organization seeking $1.6 billion for school food program

OTTAWA — A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a co-ordinatedschool food program in the North.
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Ottawa appoints new official in charge of Indigenous corrections

Ottawa appoints new official in charge of Indigenous corrections

OTTAWA — The federal government has appointed a deputy commissioner for Indigenous corrections in a move towards tackling the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal justice system.
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Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit

Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit

OTTAWA — The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains untouched, says Canada's auditor general.
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Canmore artsPlace exhibit amplifies voices of Indigenous youth

Canmore artsPlace exhibit amplifies voices of Indigenous youth

“It’s a chance for them to experiment and play with different formats of expressing themselves, reflecting on how sport, play and being outside affects them.”
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What are Australia's plans for Indigenous Voice?

What are Australia's plans for Indigenous Voice?

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians expect to vote this year in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice.
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Pope Francis's tour came with a minimum $55-million price tag for Ottawa

Pope Francis's tour came with a minimum $55-million price tag for Ottawa

A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for the Pope’s visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people.
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Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

OTTAWA — As some private landowners restrict residential school survivors from performing ceremony or searching their properties for possible unmarked graves, a federal minister says Ottawa is open to legislating new protections for the possible burial sites. 
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Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare

Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare

VANCOUVER — Leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation say historic Canadian governments worked hard to eliminate their culture with colonial policies, now it needs to work even harder to restore it.
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Indigenous communities leading Canada's clean energy boom

Indigenous communities leading Canada's clean energy boom

CALGARY — On a wintry day last November, Daphne Kay looked up at an expanse of gleaming solar panels located on Cowessess First Nation reserve land just east of Reginaand and cried.
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