First Nations News
- Test positivity rate for First Nations in Manitoba more than double provincial average January 16, 2021 7:57 am CBC/Radio-Canada First Nations people make up an increasing proportion of COVID-19 cases in the province, one of the physicians leading Manitoba's First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination team said Friday. "When we see the numbers that we're seeing right …
- West Coast First Nations strike agreement to protect sacred cultural cedars January 15, 2021 10:03 pm Prince George Citizen First Nations culture along B.C.’s West Coast is rooted in the majestic and monumental cedar tree. Known as the “Tree of Life,” cedar has a multitude of uses for coastal peoples, says Na̲nwak̲olas Council president Dallas Smith. But more than a century …
- Vaccine rollout in isolated First Nations a complicated process: Grand Chief January 15, 2021 9:36 pm Global News Isolated northern Manitoba communities continue to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, more than half of the province’s active COVID-19 cases were among Indigenous people — many of whom live in remote communities in Manitoba’s far …
- 60 B.C. First Nations can expect to receive COVID-19 vaccines by end of next week January 15, 2021 4:00 am CBC/Radio-Canada Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. There have been significant increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in Indigenous communities in the last two weeks, said Dr. Shannon …
- COVID-19 vaccine to reach nearly 60 First Nations in B.C. by the end of next week January 15, 2021 12:09 am CHEK Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. Dr. Shannon McDonald, the acting chief medical officer for the First Nations Health Authority, says there have been significant …
- Doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected in 60 B.C. First Nations by next week January 14, 2021 11:18 pm Lethbridge Herald By The Canadian Press on January 14, 2021. VANCOUVER – Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. Dr. Shannon McDonald, the acting chief medical officer for the First Nations …
- Vaccines arrive in some First Nations in Western Canada January 14, 2021 9:32 am Alberta Native News by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As the initial phase of vaccine distribution across Canada begins, First Nations have started to receive their first doses of the vaccines. Six of 14 Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations on …
- Okimaw Vernon Watchmaker is the new Grand Chief of Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations January 14, 2021 9:32 am Alberta Native News by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On January 7, 2020 the Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations announced that it has appointed Okimaw (Chief) Vernon Watchmaker of Kehewin Cree Nation as the next Grand Chief of the Confederacy, …
- COVID vaccinations begin on Alberta First Nations amid rising numbers of cases January 14, 2021 9:32 am Alberta Native News by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The delivery of COVID vaccinations is underway in Alberta and the arrival of the vaccines couldn’t be more welcome as many Indigenous Nations in the province have been reporting high COVID …
- The likely new Six Nations TV channels as fans set to pay for first time January 14, 2021 6:00 am Wales Online The news that the Six Nations is set to move behind a paywall after the 2021 tournament has been met with, shall we say, a mixed reaction. Investment company CVC Capital are acquiring a 14.5% stake in the competition's commercial rights and a big way …
