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MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.
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Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

For the first time in their history, members of the Cree community of Nemaska received a visit from a sitting Quebec premier on Sunday and were able to share first-hand the story of how they were displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s.
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Tla’amin Nation program receives provincial support

Tla’amin Nation program receives provincial support

Segat (lifting spirits) project will use traditional teachings to empower participants
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Eugene and Dan Levy bring Canadian politeness, 'Schitt's' reunion to Emmy Awards

Eugene and Dan Levy bring Canadian politeness, 'Schitt's' reunion to Emmy Awards

Father-and-son actors Eugene and Dan Levy brought a touch of Canadian politeness to the Emmy Awards during a televised event that saw a "Schitt's Creek" reunion and "SNL" greats unite to roast show creator Lorne Michaels.
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Carving the way: Derek Georgeson lets the wood show him what to carve

Carving the way: Derek Georgeson lets the wood show him what to carve

An enticing aroma of cedar permeates the air as carver Derek Georgeson enters his gallery workspace in ch’atlich (Sechelt). Past the double doors bearing a metal blackfish design, which he created digitally and had fabricated elsewhere, he holds up his latest work-in-progress: a red cedar wall panel with a stylized eagle facing a bear.
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Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs outlines effects of residential school denialism
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New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong

New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick RCMP are disputing claims that the recent shooting death of an Indigenous man in mental distress happened during a police wellness check.
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Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe

Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil's Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years.
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Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after nearly four centuries in Europe

Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after nearly four centuries in Europe

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil's Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years.
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'Reservation Dogs' star Woon-A-Tai looks to inspire Indigenous actors with Emmys nom

'Reservation Dogs' star Woon-A-Tai looks to inspire Indigenous actors with Emmys nom

Toronto actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai knows winning an Emmy won’t solve the systemic problems within Indigenous communities, but he still believes it could spark something meaningful: nuanced representation and a sense of possibility.
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