Indigenous issues
A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote
Lophos Pharma is starting to produce the psychoactive cactus, which is legal in Canada but illegal in the U.S. except for as part of Native American religious ceremonies.
4 Indigenous Women Slain by Alleged Serial Killer But Cops Won't Search for the Bodies
Police in Winnipeg, Canada say they won't search a landfill where two women are believed to be buried because it would be too difficult.
Instagram Stories About Violence Against Indigenous Women Are Disappearing
Hundreds of people have said their posts about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were removed on a day meant to honour them.
RCMP Officer Accused of Sexual Assault Has Been On Paid Leave for 16 Years
The Mountie, who was never charged, has not worked since the mid-2000s. He's not the only RCMP officer who has been on paid sick leave for years.
Indigenous Peoples at Higher Risk in Health System: Government Report
The final report investigating racism within British Columbia’s health care system has come to some stark conclusions about health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
Northern First Nation Celebrates Biden’s Move to Protect Sacred Caribou Grounds
Joe Biden’s moratorium on oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a hard-won reprieve for the Gwich’in peoples of Alaska and Canada.
A Police Intervention Program in Canada Is Targeting Minors and Indigenous Women
Data obtained by VICE World News shows that in at least one case, a 6-year-old child was labelled as "at risk" of gang activity by authorities using the controversial policing model.
Majority of Indigenous Patients and Workers Say They Experienced Racism in BC Health Care: Report
In light of a new review into a racist game being played in emergency rooms, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix offered an apology to Indigenous peoples in the province.
'It Doesn’t Feel Good When People Hate You:' Indigenous Lobster Fishers Find Their Lives Upended
The usually quiet string of fishing villages in southwest Nova Scotia are fraught with tension and fear as anti-Indigenous violence over the lucrative lobster fishery has come to a head.
After Massive Fire Destroys Nova Scotia Lobster Facility, First Nation Chief Calls on Trudeau to 'Protect Everyone'
A man, who is a person of interest in the fire, is in critical condition in the latest violent incident against the Indigenous lobster industry.
Indigenous Youth Won't Leave B.C. Parliament Until RCMP Raids in Wet’suwet’en Stop
Youth across the country are staging sit-ins and rallies to support Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
Tension at First Nations’ Pipeline Appeal Like Acrimonious Divorce, Says Judge
Canada was in court again defending its controversial Trans Mountain expansion project this week.