A bill that would require the Canadian government to adhere to the principles in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is before Parliament, and though...

Fellow chiefs and the head of a major political party are urging Theresa Spence to stop her fast in the wake of the January 11 meetings between aboriginal leaders, the Prime Minist...

Thomas Mulcair, the candidate whom aboriginal Member of Parliament Romeo Saganash endorsed after dropping his own bid to head the New Democratic Party (NDP), is the new leader of t...

The first aboriginal ever to run for head of a major political party in Canada has withdrawn from the race, citing a lack of cash as well as family illness...

The recent public outcry in Canada about the plight of Attawapiskat and other First Nations prompted ongoing media coverage not only throughout the country but also abroad...

This time last year the Inuit in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut territory, were battling the Arctic equivalent of a heat wave: Temperatures hovering around freezing were making ro...

With a blessing bestowed by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Canada began its final farewell to New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton...

Less than a month after stepping down “temporarily” to confront a second bout of cancer, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton has died of his illness, his wife and childre...

Nunavik’s first aboriginal member of parliament, Romeo Saganash, said on Tuesday that he was confident in the strength and determination of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton ...