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The federal government has agreed to extend funding for the Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) team for a few more months, according to Quebec vice-premier Ian Lafrenière.

A lot has changed in the past five years, but then again, a lot hasn’t. On July 1, 2021, many Canada Day events were cancelled, or at least dramatically scaled back, after the Kamloops announcement confronted Canadians with the genocidal reality of the residential school system.

When Dr. Kona Williams received an email in the spring saying she would be a recipient of the Order of Canada, she was sure it was some kind of mistake, or maybe even a scam.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has sent an open letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, casting Parliament’s push to amend the Indian Act’s registration rules as a violation of Canada’s human rights obligations.

The National Assembly of Quebec saw a flurry of activity last week as the provincial government raced to pass a backlog of nearly 20 bills before the end of the legislative session, leaving some high-profile proposals on the cutting room floor.

A new report from Quebec’s ombudsperson has highlighted persistent issues that First Nations and Inuit face in the child welfare system, including barriers that children face as a result of difficulties coordinating responsibilities across different levels of government.

By the end of each day, Oró:te Etienne’s mouth hurt. As a child, she spent years in speech therapy learning how to pronounce difficult sounds in English. As an adult, Etienne found herself facing a similar challenge, this time while learning Kanien’kéha.

Discussing Quebec’s proposed constitution, also known as Bill 1, was top of mind at the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) chiefs’ assembly last week, held in Montreal over four days.

The second phase of a study into obstetric violence towards Indigenous women in Quebec has seen almost 100 more individuals share their testimonies with researchers, with stories from more than 130 women demonstrating a pattern of abuse across the province.

Before Everyday Reconciliation sold out at its June 3 launch at Montreal’s Paragraph Bookstore, Kahnawa’kehró:non author Derek Montour was not sure he wanted to share his story at all.