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Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses said Thursday.
Feb 13, 2025 3:13 PM
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Changes to Inuit child funding program putting families at risk: health care workers
OTTAWA — Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant women to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for.
Feb 13, 2025 3:03 PM
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Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale
WASHINGTON — Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump's increasing rhetoric of American expansion and actions to disrupt global trade. But they are very clear: the Arctic is not for sale.
Feb 13, 2025 2:51 PM
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Canada makes sweeping changes to First Nations child services program
OTTAWA — Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them.
Feb 13, 2025 2:35 PM
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In Ecuador's highlands, an Indigenous community faces choice between 2 candidates they don't trust
COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador (AP) — The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are nowhere to be seen in this remote Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian highlands.
Feb 12, 2025 12:35 PM
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In Ecuador's highlands, an Indigenous community faces choice between 2 candidates they don't trust
COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador (AP) — The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are nowhere to be seen in this remote Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian highlands.
Feb 12, 2025 11:09 AM
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Junos head says org faces 'complicated' questions around Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards
TORONTO — The head of the Juno Awards says he's not rushing to decide the fate of Buffy Sainte-Marie's many honours with the music organization, even after it was confirmed last week that she was stripped of her Order of Canada.
Feb 11, 2025 8:18 PM
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RCMP identify two men, two women shot and killed in home on Saskatchewan First Nation
REGINA — RCMP have released the names of two men and two women killed last week on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan in order to help in their investigation.
Feb 11, 2025 10:24 AM
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Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
OTTAWA — First Nations children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system between 1991 and 2022 will be able to apply for compensation under a class-action settlement starting next month.
Feb 10, 2025 2:04 PM
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Invictus Games for wounded veterans kicks off in Vancouver with star-studded ceremony
VANCOUVER — Entertainers and dignitaries led by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, officially kicked off the 2025 Invictus Games in British Columbia on Saturday in a star-studded opening ceremony.
Feb 9, 2025 12:41 PM
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