Senator Kim Pate on the need for a guaranteed livable income. Democracy Watch slams the RCMP for its investigation into the SNC-Lavalin scandal. And the University of Toronto launches a free-tuition initiative to nine First Nation communities. That’s on Nation to Nation.
Australians are set to vote on whether Indigenous people should be included in their constitution. Wolastoqey chiefs accuse New Brunswick’s premier of fear mongering. And a look at Wab Kinew's government and its priorities. That’s on Nation to Nation.
In Manitoba, Wab Kinew becomes the first First Nations person to be elected premier of a province. Improving First Nations drinking water. An introduction to the new Crown-Indigenous Relations minister. That’s on the season premiere of Nation to Nation.
Cree columnist Doug Cuthand says the federal government isn’t living up to the numbered treaties on the Prairies. And a political scientist grades the federal government's performance on its relationship with Indigenous people. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The scale of destruction from wildfires on Métis and First Nations communities in Alberta is now being calculated. And a First Nations leader wants a reset on the proposed legislation to create a national reconciliation council. That’s on Nation to Nation.
An NDP MP says accusations that his party abandoned Indigenous hunters by supporting a revamped gun control law are false. The Métis Nation of Ontario president is disappointed by some negative reactions to a new self-government agreement. That’s on Nation to Nation.
A four-hour debate in the House of Commons about Red Dress Day and MMIWG. Advocates and MPs call for a national emergency declaration on the issue of MMIWG2S. And the province of Alberta heads to the polls later this month. That’s on Nation to Nation.
Ten First Nations from Treaty 9 launch a historic legal case against the Ontario and federal governments. And a moratorium is placed on harvesting elvers due to reports of violence on rivers in Nova Scotia. That’s on Nation to Nation.
NDP MP Blake Desjarlais says Indigenous communities in northern Alberta have been completely let down by both government and industry in the wake of a tailings pond leak from the Kearl tar sands mine project. That's on Nation to Nation.
First Nations Chiefs of Police Association president shares why they have filed a human rights complaint against the federal government. Also, a look into why the housing gap for Indigenous people living in urban centres continues to grow. That’s on Nation to Nation.
It appears a First Nations child welfare compensation agreement everyone can live with has finally been reached. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says something has to change after the body of another Indigenous woman was found in a Winnipeg landfill. And protesters rally against the Royal Bank of Canada’s financing of the oil and gas industry.
The head of the Assembly of First Nations says the way the federal government does its budgets continues to leave First Nations people in an endless cycle of poverty. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The co-leader of Canada's Green Party is calling a tailings pond leak in northern Alberta an act of "environmental racism.” Elizabeth May is referring to the nine-month leak at the Imperial Oil Kearl Lake site that only recently became public. That's on Nation to Nation.
NDP MLA Betty Nippi-Albright is just one of more and more Indigenous people speaking out against Indigenous identity fraud. Métis lawyer Jean Teillet says more needs to be done – but consequences have begun to happen. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The Métis Nation of Ontario has voted to oust more than 5,000 citizens from its roll due to incomplete applications for citizenship. MNO President Margaret Froh says the province-wide vote came under the direction of the membership. That's on Nation to Nation.
Are politics a poisoned well for Indigenous women? Kitigan Zibi calls out organizers of an Indigenous summit. And reversing the decline of Indigenous languages in British Columbia. That’s on Nation to Nation.
Columnist Rose LeMay calls retiring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki's plan to root out systemic racism in the force a failure. She thinks it’s time for an Indigenous commissioner, but believes there is zero chance of that happening. That’s on Nation to Nation.
Senator Kim Pate slams the Conservative’s approach to getting tough on crime. And Métis National Council President Cassidy Caron says there’s no data on Métis students across the country. That’s on Nation to Nation.
B.C. introduces legislation to make Truth and Reconciliation Day a provincial holiday. First Nations leaders are not happy about being left out of Ottawa’s bilateral health discussions. And NDP MP hopes to create an Indigenous national urban park. That’s on Nation to Nation.
Five RCMP officers in Prince George, B.C., face charges following the in-custody death of a Gitxsan-Wet'suwet'en man. An Atikamekw community in Quebec is switching to sawmill waste to power its community.
Senator Patrick Brazeau discusses his past struggles with addiction and his goal to put warning labels on alcohol products. And New Brunswick is set to end a tax deal with several First Nations that had been in place for decades. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The latest discovery of what are believed to be unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school hits close to home for one Ontario MPP. The president of the National Coalition of Chiefs says the Trudeau government's climate change plan will increase the poverty of First Nations people. And the CEO of the National Association of Friendship Centres brings an Indigenous perspective to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
What's on the political watch list for 2023? Improving – and Indigenizing – investigations into sexual assault. And, finally, will inherent Indigenous rights hold up in court against B.C. mining companies? That’s on Nation to Nation.
A forensic anthropologist says it will be challenging, but should be possible to locate the remains of two Indigenous women believed to be in a Winnipeg-area landfill. “If the women are there, there’s a good chance that their remains are not destroyed,” said Tracy Rogers, director of the forensic science program at the University of Toronto Mississauga, on Nation to Nation.
The Assembly of First Nations enlists the help of Murray Sinclair – but what is going on inside the executive offices? And what is happening with the $20 billion child welfare compensation deal? That’s on Nation to Nation.
Four Indigenous women were murdered within the span of just a few months in Winnipeg – victims of an alleged serial killer. And why advocates won't accept excuses from Winnipeg police. That’s on Nation to Nation.
A new report exposes forced sterilizations in Quebec. Oil and gas and mining projects often go hand in hand with violence against Indigenous women. And Parliament debates a proposed law to create a National Council for Reconciliation. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The federal government seeks a judicial review of its $20-billion child welfare settlement. Also, the feds halted the huge expansion of a mine in Nunavut. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal explains why. That’s on Nation to Nation.
The federal government is under fire for mishandling climate emergencies. Sighs, looks, and hassle: a new report sounds off on status card discrimination. Unpacking the conflict and commiseration of the COP27 climate summit. That’s on Nation to Nation.
AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says Indigenous Veterans Day is something all Canadians should recognize. Military historian John Moses talks about the complicated relationship Indigenous people have had with Canada’s forces. That’s on Nation to Nation.
