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Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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Our featured story: Mi'kmaw First Nations block or slow traffic on major Nova Scotia highways last week following a RCMP raid on a cannabis shop, an action Mi'kmaw say violates their treaty rights. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our lead story: as members of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong—First Nations hit hard by an industry-polluted river system—stage a rally at a political announcement, PM Mark Carney jokingly says he "can outlast" a mercury-affected Grassy woman calling for justice on decades of toxic dumping.
Our lead story: after a year of deliberations, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke decides to prohibit the local sale of cannabis and to stop providing dispensary licenses.
Our lead story: First Nations leaders celebrate the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's approval of the "Ontario Final Agreement" on long-term reform of child and family services in the province.
With the Brief's brief break wrapping up, our final highlight from other APTN News podcasts shares an extended excerpt from Our Relatives: Life on the Streets, a six-episode series offering a unique take on who is homeless and why—as told by those living it every day. And in the episode "Unsafe," host Kathleen Martens explores why some Indigenous women choose to stay away from Winnipeg homeless shelters. Warning: portions of this episode discuss disturbing subject matter
With the Brief off this week, we showcase other podcasts in the APTN News line-up. And in this excerpt from InFocus—expert interviews and meaningful conversations about stories and issues affecting Indigenous peoples—host Cierra Bettens speaks with photojournalist Amber Bracken about her arrest during an RCMP raid, and what it signifies about press freedom in Canada.
As the Brief's break continues, we feature another podcast in the APTN News line-up—Nation to Nation, a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada, connecting you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country. In this excerpt, political journalists rate and discuss Mark Carney's first year as the Liberal prime minister. Extro music: 'Pay It Forward' by 1000 Handz (CC BY)
With the Brief taking a short break from all-new episodes, we instead feature other podcasts in the APTN News line-up. Today, it's our 'Truth & Politics' panel, our regular expert breakdown of what's making headlines. In this excerpt, a discussion of Manitoba's sudden pause on what would have been Canada's first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site. Extro music: 'Pay It Forward' by 1000 Handz (CC BY)
Our lead story: almost two decades after her daughter's body was found in a rural Manitoba ditch, the mother of the late 24-year-old Crystal Saunders says she won't receive justice after her killer accepts a plea bargain.
Our lead story: the federal government announces just over $17M in support for northern Indigenous languages audio/video content from broadcasters operating above the 55th parallel.
Our lead story: fierce criticism emerges in some scholarly circles over a Saskatchewan court ruling a well-known researcher of Indigenous ancestry claims had defamed an academic who once believed herself to be Algonquin.
Our lead story: a Saskatchewan judge orders scholar Darryl Leroux to pay $70,000 in defamation-related damages to literature professor Michelle Coupal for alleging she'd consciously and deliberately misled others about her ancestry. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our lead story: the Kanehsatake Perimeter Response Team—a partial solution to the Mohawk community's lack of a police force since 2004—faces an uncertain future with its federal funding set to run out soon. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our lead story: Indigenous Services Canada minister Mandy Gull-Masty catches an earful over the weekend from Kashechewan evacuees, whose water issues forced them to flee their northern Ontario First Nation in January.
Our lead story: the Nunavut premier reacts to the recent announcement by Mark Carney's government of $35 billion in northern defence infrastructure investments, expressing hopes it will help benefit Nunavut-based companies and residents.
Our lead story: hotel chain Canad Inns fires employee caught on video barging into the room of a First Nations family, berating them as their teenager lay in bed recovering from leg surgery at a nearby hospital.
Our lead story: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor from the NDP to the Liberals, bringing the government closer to a majority as Liberal MPs cheered the move on Parliament Hill.
Our lead story: the police watchdog in Manitoba has concluded its investigation into the death of Elias Whitehead, who died while being arrested by Winnipeg police officers in October 2023.
Our lead story: two people are dead after a manhunt in a small northern Ontario town that left residents under lockdown.
Our lead story: a jury finds Jamie Felix guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shootings of five people at a Winnipeg rooming house in November 2023.
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