Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end

Jul 18, 2023, at 10:59 pm

New York: Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of the Earth’s resources, yet they are systematically discriminated against and excluded, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday.

With Ontario elections nearing, party leaders reaffirm commitments to residential school burial searches

May 25, 2022, at 02:55 am

Toronto/IBNS: As Ontario’s elections are nearing, the Canadian province's four main parties, the Progressive Conservatives (PC), New Democrats (NDPs), Liberals, and Greens are reportedly reaffirming their commitments to search for burial sites in the former residential schools for indigenous students.

Extractive projects cause irreparable harm to indigenous cultures, languages, lives, speakers tell Permanent Forum

Apr 26, 2022, at 07:53 pm

New York The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, causing irreparable harm to their livelihoods, cultures, languages and lives, speakers told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Monday, as it opened its 2022 session amid calls to respect their free, prior and informed consent on the existential decisions uprooting their communities.

Ex-Canadian PM Jean Chrétien says he never heard about abuse in residential schools during his tenure

Oct 26, 2021, at 05:29 am

Ottawa/IBNS: During an appearance on the popular Radio-Canada talk show- Tout le Monde en Parle-on Sunday, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said during his tenure as minister, he did not hear anything about the occurrence of  abuse in residential schools.

On 2021 Canada Day, demonstrators hit streets to observe Indigenous peoples' right

Jul 03, 2021, at 05:28 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Demonstrators donned orange, took to streets, built memorials on 2021 Canada Day as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous peoples.

Canada recognizes First Nations leadership in conservation with $600,000 fund for IGPP

Jul 25, 2020, at 05:23 am

Ottawa/IBNS: A sum of $600,000 was announced by the government of Canada on Thursday to fund 10 new indigenous projects across the country for the period 2020–2021 in the First Nations tier 1 stream under the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program ( IGPP), media reports said.

Canada: Indigenous people plan to own Trans Mountain pipeline

Jan 18, 2019, at 12:53 am

Toronto, Jan 17 (IBNS): A group of First Nations' plans to buy Trans Mountain pipeline and its controversial expansion plan from the federal government could boost Indigenous people's economy, media reports said.

Protect indigenous people’s land rights and the whole world will benefit, UN forum declares

Apr 17, 2018, at 01:52 pm

New York, Apr 17 (IBNS): Protecting the land and resource rights of indigenous peoples will not only provide security for historically exploited groups but also help the global fights against climate change and biodiversity loss, said speakers on Monday at the annual United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Canada PM Trudeau to announce legal framework for protection of Indigenous people

Feb 15, 2018, at 04:16 am

Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shortly announce a legal framework to protect the interests of Indigenous people in the country, CTV News reported.