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In a narrow 6-5 decision, Norway’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the largely Indigenous community of Karasjok does not have collective property rights over a vast area in the country’s northernmost region. CBC | World News
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Indigenous leaders adopt declaration condemning identity theft
First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis leaders unanimously adopted a formal declaration condemning Indigenous identity fraud, capping Day 2 of what they’re calling a historic summit in Winnipeg. CBC | World News
Read More »This court case could set groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe
A case before Norway’s Supreme Court could see an area in the north of the country transferred to local, Indigenous control and would be the first time such a land claim succeeded in Europe. If it fails, the process the Indigenous Sámi helped establish could be called into question. CBC | World News
Read More »Historic Indigenous curling game in Cree Nation of Chisasibi aims to inspire community
The Cree Nation of Chisasibi, a northern Quebec town on the eastern shore of James Bay, is making history this weekend by hosting ten elite Indigenous curlers from all across Canada who will be taking to the ice for an historic game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian wrestler Justina Di Stasio proud to represent Indigenous roots at Paris Olympics
Canada’s Justina Di Stasio qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic games, which will serve as the wrestler’s first taste of Olympic action in her 20-year career. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Trinity Ellis makes push for more Indigenous representation in luge
Trinity Ellis, who is Métis, said she wants to help raise the profile of Indigenous athletes in luge. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Joe Biden and White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for 2028 Olympics
U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. CBC | World News
Read More »Hard hit by climate change, Indigenous leaders want strong voice at COP28
From disappearing salmon stocks and caribou herds to wildfires and a changing landscape, Indigenous leaders are sharing their impressions at the UN climate summit of how a warming planet is impacting their communities and way of life. CBC | World News
Read More »University of New Brunswick hockey camp aims to help Indigenous girls get on the ice
More than a dozen girls are learning the game of hockey from members of the University of New Brunswick women’s team this fall at a camp created specifically for Indigenous girls. The camp is led by Lillian George, a sixth-year student at UNB and an assistant captain with the Reds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Australian voters reject referendum to recognize Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Advocates for constitutional change in Australia say they’ree devastated by the defeat Saturday of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people. CBC | World News
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