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Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations

Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations

OTTAWA — Snoop Dogg has welcomed Canada's First Nations into his bid to buy the NHL's Ottawa Senators with open arms. The rapper is part of a group spearheaded by Los Angeles-based businessman Neko Sparks trying to buy the NHL franchise.
Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president's Indigenous claim probed

Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president's Indigenous claim probed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador agreed to spend $13,800 on outside public relations help as questions arose about its former president's claims of Indigenous heritage.
Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field.
Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Police in India say they are looking for three men in connection with the deaths of a family from Gujarat who perished trying to cross into the United States by boat through Akwesasne, Que., in March.
This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others

This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others

For four hours, Raymond V. Buelna, a cultural leader for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sat on a metal bench in a concrete holding space at the U.S.
First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for the provincial government to rethink its current te
Trudeau's arrival in Labrador said to be first Nunatsiavut visit from a sitting PM

Trudeau's arrival in Labrador said to be first Nunatsiavut visit from a sitting PM

NAIN, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — The president of the organization representing Inuit in Canada hailed the arrival of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a small village on Labrador's north coast Friday as "momentous.
Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths

Indian authorities have started the process to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after four members of the same family froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the United States, says a police officer.
'Unprecedented': Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires

'Unprecedented': Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires

Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canadian Forces personnel are being deployed to help with an "unprecedented" wildfire situation in Alberta. Alberta has declared a state of emergency.

How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan's criminalization of Indigenous men

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