First Nations and Canada

He was skeptical that the 700 health care leaders gathered cared much for First Nations patients and their crises. "These people ... While the rest of Canada rapidly adapts to the needs described within the call to action in health for medicare, our Indigenous health systems fall further behind. Complexity is ...

It's a program designed by Correctional Services Canada (CSC) for Indigenous offenders who are serious about pursuing their healing journey, aimed at reducing the number of Indigenous repeat offenders. Pathways is part of a federal mandate for aboriginal-specific corrections programming given that ...

... exploration and research inside the bison habitat has spooked or harmed the population. But it did say the company has been engaging with Indigenous communities for more than a decade and has advocated with First Nations for listing the herd under the Wildlife Act, which reduced hunting pressure.

“I am pleased that Indigenous Services Canada can support this First Nations owned partnership that will be a part of Ontario's East-West Transmission Line Project. Their participation, and this project as a whole, will bring many new economic and employment opportunities for the First Nations in the ...

The inequalities arise because the Canadian government funds public services on First Nations reserves whereas the provincial/territorial governments fund it for all others. Federal funding levels for First Nations fall far below what non-Indigenous Canadians receive and Canada has repeatedly ...

Some have said Qalipu's history could be considered a microcosm of Canada's Nation-to-Nation dealings with First Nations peoples, with problems coming from attempts to make a bureaucratic process compatible with cultural identity. The band's enrolment process has been widely criticized for taking too ...

In Canada, Status First Nations persons—those listed in the country's Indian Register—are significantly more likely than the average Canadian to meet an untimely death. When it comes to wellness outcomes, disparities along racial and ethnic lines are well documented across many metrics. What is often ...