Indigenous Affairs Beat

Meadowlarks tells the story of four fictional siblings all separated by Sixties Scoop programs, who reunite for one week in a remote vacation rental in Alberta. While the middle-aged siblings may be fictional, their life story is very much a reality for many First Nations people.

During a legislative advocacy day at the state capitol, Seneca Nation President JC Seneca said the governor needs to start funding initiatives she promised during a visit to their territory last year to apologize for New York's role in the Indian boarding school system.

The treaty modified a previous one which would have removed all Seneca people and ancestral lands in New York, and forced relocation to Kansas as part of the greater federal Indian Removal policy.

May 5 is the annual day set aside to raise awareness and remember the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and two spirit people.

The amendments passed centered around the Seneca Nation's judicial branch and requirements for "elected officers." However, voters rejected extending term lengths in the executive branch.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide holistic resources to Indigenous nations across the U.S., Canada and Pacific Islands for lung health and early cancer detection.

The Seneca Nation called the restricted fee status approval from the Department of Interior "a significant step forward" in their 200-acre land acquisition on Grand Island.

Previous guidance advised that First Nations people could "freely" enter the United States.

A capacity crowd filled the Seneca Nation Council's last meeting, where citizens called for the repeal of an agreement due to concerns of "over-policing" and consultation.

Indigenous organizations along the Niagara River deepen cross-border partnerships in health and social services, reconnecting Haudenosaunee culture.