Exploring Theme: "Food Insecurity"

NationTalk:TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man. — In a joint investigation, APTN Investigates and CBC’s The Fifth Estate are speaking with industry leaders and Canadian families, farmers and food producers to understand the reasons behind soaring food prices.  In March 2022, APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the creation of more Indigenous content. The agreement emphasizes the need for the...

Critics are decrying cuts to a federal program supporting hunters and fishers in northern Canada. Photo by Dustin Patar/National Observer  CLIMATE JOURNALISM IS URGENT. HELP US RAISE $125,000 BY DECEMBER’S END. Goal: $125k $40,554 Donate Canada’s National Observer: Federal support for Indigenous hunters and fishers tackling food insecurity in northern communities is poised to fall...

The Inuit Child First Initiative is a federal program similar to Jordan’s Principle, which supplies products, services and supports to First Nations families. APTN News: A Nunavut charity says Inuit families are waiting longer for aid under their equivalent to Jordan’s Principle. The Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) is a federal program similar to Jordan’s Principle, which...

Moose population sees a rapid decline: Sport-hunting, logging and climate change are some of the reasons behind it, says report.  APTN News: About 70 people gathered at the Saw Gallery in downtown Ottawa on Friday night to take part in a benefit concert for the Anishnabe Moose Committee. The First Nations-led committee has been working...

Dina Koonoo Arreak of Pond Inlet speaks to committee about education barriers in the North NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – Children in Nunavut are going to school hungry due to the high cost of food, according to a Pond Inlet educator who testified Wednesday before a Canadian Senate committee. Dina Koonoo Arreak, a 28-year-old early childhood...