By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2024 9:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The Cariboo area nation … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2024 8:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree and ?aqam Chief Joe Pierre … Read more
First Nations leaders held an emergency meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday to discuss a mental health crisis they warn could get even worse without government help. Nishnawbe Aski Nation says there has been an alarming spate of suicides and suicide attempts in the northern Ontario First Nations it represents. That includes the suicides of a … Read more
New research by the Alzheimer Society shows Indigenous communities should brace for a whopping 273% increase in dementia cases by 2050, substantially higher than the potential 187% increase forecast for the overall population in Canada. Dementia is a broad term for symptoms caused by progressive loss of brain function. It can impair judgment and memory, … Read more
