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Peguis First Nation uses its disaster expertise to help northern Manitoba fire evacuees
The ferry crossing is the only way out by road. (Submitted by Lori Osborne) When news broke that a massive evacuation was ...
In the centre of Ontario's drug crisis, Fort William First Nation fights for new facility
After declaring a state of emergency over its toxic drug crisis last summer, Fort William First Nation, just south of Thunder ...
First Nations leaders call on governments to free up Winnipeg hotel space for Manitoba wildfire evacuees
First Nations leaders say hotels in Winnipeg and other major Manitoba cities are largely booked up as they continue to seek ...
SA First Nations communities ‘waiting, prepared’ to restart treaty process
South Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Minister says treaties with First Nations communities will not be concluded before the ...
Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.
More than 50 First Nations in Canada — with 56,000 people total — depend on approximately 3,700 miles of winter roads. There ...
First Nations community members trapped as only airport closed due to smoke
Thousands of residents of remote northern First Nations closed in by wildfires are still waiting to be evacuated. On Thursday ...
Hawaii Imposes the Nation’s First Climate Change Tax for Tourists — And It's Expected to Generate $100 Million Annually
Legislators in Hawaii are implementing a tourism tax they believe will help the state take action against climate change.
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First Nations Worry Canada’s Push to Be an “Energy Superpower” Will Harm Them
Canada’s new prime minister is pushing to accelerate energy projects in a bid to decrease dependence on the US.
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Westinghouse, First Nations eye SMRs in NB
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company’s has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Pabineau and Eel River Bar ...
Umaga joins Kefu on coaching team for the First Nations and Pasifika team to take on the Lions
The First Nations and Pasifika squad to take on the British and Irish Lions in July will have an experienced coaching staff representative of the region, led by former Wallabies forward and Tonga coac ...
The StarPhoenix25d
First Nations exploring more investment in renewable energy projects
Sheldon Wuttunee, chief executive of Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence, an organization dedicated to supporting and increasing First Nations participation in the ...
Times Colonist17d
Councils, First Nations push back on bill that gives province sweeping powers
Local councils and First Nations have added their voices to the chorus of concerns over the provincial NDP government’s rush to approve the Infrastructure Projects Act, saying the top-down ...