First Nations leaders praise agreement for child welfare reform in Ontario Correction made to the date of press conference, held March 30, not March 29 as previously reported.First Nations leaders from across Ontario were in Toronto March 30 to celebrate a plan for the…

“[T]he resources that are contained in this agreement will allow our families, our communities, to look after their own children—to love them, to nurture them, to raise them in our communities. And our children deserve to be home.” Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Nishnawbe Aski Nation @ buff.ly/SdC7qj6

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It’s a win! Nuchatlaht First Nation granted full Aboriginal Title to northern part of Nootka Island | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper A panel of three B.C. Supreme Court judges has ruled in favor of the Nuchatlaht First Nation, granting them full title over their entire 210 square kilometer land claim on Nootka Island – and the…

"I know they have a lot of work ahead of them restoring their lands after the ravages of forestry development and know they will work with the land to their standards as they steward the land." Judith Sayers, President, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council @ buff.ly/ji2v1zR

"It’s been a long battle, and I just want the government to know you have to do better…and I will tell you this, you're not doing enough." Mary Teegee, Chief Executive Officer, Carrier Sekani Family Services @ buff.ly/8YT7l9G

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“Quite simply, the sky is not falling...Instead of fear mongering, let’s face the issues head on. Let's deal with issues related to DRIPA together.” Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First Nations @ buff.ly/1NzdIdm

‘Revoke the agreement’: Alberta-Ottawa energy pact facing some pushback The Alberta and federal governments are already facing public opposition over their energy agreement.

“The draft agreement is fatally flawed...The draft agreement must be entirely rewritten with the participation of First Nations.” Chief Sheldon Sunshine, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation @ buff.ly/KjEdfJ2

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Feds sending support to Peguis First Nation due to flood risk The federal government says "humanitarian personnel" will be sent to Peguis First Nation, located on Fisher River in Manitoba.

"We shouldn’t have to experience this [and] plan [for] this year in and year out. Our people’s lives are put on hold." Chief Stan Bird, Peguis First Nation @ buff.ly/MZbsD3f

Algonquins of Barriere Lake in power standoff with ISC, Hydro ABL leadership argues they don't want to be connected to Hydro Quebec's grid, preferring to develop biomass generation.

"I know that being connected to the Hydro-Quebec grid will absolve ISC of their fiduciary responsibilities to keep the community going." Chief Casey Ratt, Algonquins of Barriere Lake @ buff.ly/one0ENw

"We are prepared to do the work on reporting. What we are not prepared to accept is that survivors and families pay the price for delays in a system that was never designed for our realities." Chief Sherry Ackabee, Grassy Narrows First Nation @ buff.ly/vOdRAm5

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief worried upcoming wildfire season might force another evacuation It’s been a difficult 12 months for the community of Pimicikamak Cree Nation. The community was evacuated twice last wildfire season, and a third time late last year after a days-long power outage…

"There’s a community-led firefighting team that needs to be developed here because we can do this. We don’t need to have people flown in from other countries to do this." Chief David Monias, Pimicikamak Cree Nation @ buff.ly/OhWCU0B

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Opinion: It is First Nations that suffer when elected leaders spread fear Tŝilhqot’in Nation and other B.C. First Nations have worked to find our rightful place in B.C. while respecting and caring for our neighbours.

"Aboriginal title is an opportunity. We have shown that it can be a success. Let’s not lose sight of the potential for us all to succeed in this province." Nits’ilʔin Otis Guichon Sr. and Nits’ilʔin Roger William, Tŝilhqot’in Nation @

Inside the Doug Ford government’s mining push | The Narwhal Ontario says its ‘one project, one process’ (1P1P) framework will speed mining approvals. Many First Nations leaders have questions

"We still don’t have any clarity on what fast-track or ‘one project, one process’ really means. We’re all still kind of unsure." Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict @ buff.ly/1e80eja

Grassy Narrows leadership seeks mill closure, Carney apology The leadership of Grassy Narrows responded forcefully to Mark Carney's joke that he could "outlast" mercury poisoning advocate Crissy Isaacs.

"We’ve lost so many people in the past, and today we’re still losing them with younger generations. I too, I had family that I’ve lost, young, that haven’t even grown to be adults, due to mercury." Chief Sherry Ackabee, Grassy Narrows First Nation @ buff.ly/Brh2VGA

Indigenous Guardians program to benefit from increased funding For initiatives in N.W.T., funding for the Indigenous Guardians program contributes to the wellness of local communities, as well as conservation.

"[W]e have a chance to really show our community ... who we are as K’áhshó Got’ı̨nę, and to really showcase our culture, and to really make ourselves available for the lack of resources we have in our community." Danny Masuzumi, Executive Director, K’áhshó Got’ı̨nę Foundation @ buff.ly/WWGJ96p

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‘Long legal road’ ahead as ACFN battles Alberta, energy regulator Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing the province and energy regulator over toxic tailings spills at the Kearl facility.

"Their waters are still contaminated. Things are still impacted very negatively. And so it’s not a helpful tactic for the First Nation, probably not a good tactic for the [AER] either, and certainly not for the community at large." Emily Cabrera, Executive Director, RAVEN @ buff.ly/R8rZHD7

First Nations leaders defend DRIPA at meeting with B.C. Premier DRIPA which aligns B.C. laws with the UNDRIP has been under fire since the Cowichan Decision on aboriginal title in August, 2025.

"We will not take this prejudice and racism. We will not take this denialism. We will not even take amendments to the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People." Robert Phillips, Political Executive Member, First Nations Summit @ buff.ly/jSLPnEw

Clayoquot Sound’s only tree farm licence subdivided into three lots to assert First Nations’ land visions | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper The logging tenure for a landscape made famous by the “War in the Woods” protests on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been divided up into three new Tree Farm Licenses (TFL) to assert First…

"Taking management back over a portion of our territory that we’ve managed for thousands of years is a step in the right direction." Chief Councillor Mariah Charleson, Hesquiaht First Nation @ buff.ly/7rPCLRv

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Indigenous services minister questioned about fire that killed boy First Nations chiefs in Ontario demanded answers from ISC Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after a three-year-old boy was killed in a fire.

"Our communities have been raising concerns about fire safety and a lack of resources for years. We have clearly said that these conditions are dangerous." Chief Carla Duncan, Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation @ buff.ly/6fSS8PH

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Decolonizing the future of clean energy | The Narwhal Indigenous Clean Energy directional gatherings connect people across Canada, creating a community of Indigenous clean energy champions

"Taking that time on the land really allows us to get back to that space of connection, to come together and dream about systems that are our own." Freddie Campbell, Director of Energy and Climate, Indigenous Clean Energy @ buff.ly/m8DYd2b

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First Nation aims to grow its food security in northern 'B.C.' — with geothermal heat West Moberly leaders look deep underground for clean energy solutions, in a project that would be the first-of-its-kind in 'Canada'

“We have to start looking at how we sustain ourselves...Not just West Moberly, but the people in the northeast...The idea of the greenhouse is, to me, where I think we have to go.” Chief Roland Willson, West Moberly First Nations @ buff.ly/qsn3yQG

AFN calls for inquiry, apology for RCMP surveillance program The AFN is calling for an apology and inquiry into a surveillance program operated by the RCMP that included paid informants.

"I lift up our leaders who stood tall in the face of this harassment and surveillance. [It's] another chapter in Canada’s colonial history of oppressing and dividing First Nations instead of working with us to build a stronger country.” National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, AFN @ buff.ly/GgjwzxJ

"[The surveillance] didn't dampen our resolve...If anything, it strengthened our resolve. We just continued our work to defend the rights and interests of our people." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs @ www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

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