Children living on reserve who had been removed by child services, and families on First Nations who had children removed from them, will be the first members of a class
Mental health and addictions issues aren't new in First Nations in northern Ontario, but people in the field say the situation is getting worse. Chiefs across the region are calling for urgent intervention to ease the crisis, along with more autonomy in delivering health-care services to their communities.
Some First Nation leaders and people who work on the winter ice roads in northwestern Ontario say the season was a good one this year, despite climate change gradually eating away at its length.
Chris Cromarty was a gentle, caring family man whose dogged determination helped unite First Nations in northwestern Ontario and get the attention of the government. First Nations leaders are reflecting on his passing, and what it means to live a good life.