Brett Forester

A former official at Indian Oil and Gas Canada is speaking out about alleged racism at the Alberta-based federal agency. Yvette Zentner, one of two lead plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit, worked there for 27 years.

A United Nations independent expert is urging “profound changes” in Canada to ensure Indigenous peoples’ right to safe drinking water is upheld. The official’s report puts a welcome international spotlight on long-standing domestic issues, First Nations rights advocates say.

An RCMP national security unit monitored First Nations-led anti-pipeline activism for “potential threats” to the the energy, transportation and banking sectors between 2021 and 2022, according to classified and unclassified internal police reports.

Senators who worked with Murray Sinclair remember the Anishinaabe judge as a courageous leader and towering intellect who left his mark on Canada's upper house, raising the bar for all of them.

A committee of Alberta chiefs is questioning Canada’s view of First Nations water rights following the government's defence in an ongoing national class-action lawsuit, saying the case adds to their concerns Ottawa's clean water drinking water bill is "dump and run legislation."

After First Nations leaders voted down a resolution to endorse a $47.8B child welfare reform offer, chiefs are calling for the overhaul of the negotiation process.

The head of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to endorse a multibillion-dollar child welfare reform agreement to get the program in place before the next election, questioning whether a Conservative government would top it.

Leading child advocate Cindy Blackstock is recommending against a 10-year, $47.8-billion proposal to reform the First Nations child and family services, as chiefs from across Canada gather in Calgary to vote on it.

Ontario First Nations leaders have voted to support a $47.8-billion deal to reform the federal First Nations child and family services program, setting the stage for an upcoming national vote on the issue in Calgary.

Federal lawyers are expected to argue in Federal Court this week that the government has no legal duty to provide First Nations with clean water, even if Liberal ministers suggest otherwise at news conferences, in response to a national class-action lawsuit launched by a northern Manitoba First Nation.