Brett Forester @BrettForester
Reporter with CBC Indigenous in Ottawa. Former host of Nation to Nation on APTN. Member of the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. DM for Signal/ProtonMail. cbc.ca/news/indigenou… Ottawa, Ontario Joined December 2019-
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"We all know that benzene is a carcinogen... We don't know what those levels are. You know, we don't know really how acute effects will affect our band members." cbc.ca/news/canada/wi…
In an interview, the UN’s expert on the right to drinking water began by noting he knew little about the plight of Indigenous peoples before he came. I had asked how First Nations’ lack of access to clean water impacts Canada’s international reputation. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…
“It is highly significant that First Nations reserves are affected by what are called drinking water advisories, or long-term drinking water advisories, which are nothing more than flagrant breaches of the human right to safe drinking water.” cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
New: First Nations leaders are panning this year's federal budget and demanding a renewed commitment from the Liberal government, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland failed to mention reconciliation in Tuesday's budget speech. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
As @BrettForester points out, the words “Indigenous” and “reconciliation” weren’t mentioned once in the finance minister’s federal budget speech in the House of Commons or press conference. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
“It is a tragedy that Rivoire was able to live out his days without facing justice for his sexual abuse of Inuit children … Inuit have done everything in our power to help bring justice to Rivoire’s victims and their families, but it was not enough,” says ITK.
“It is a tragedy that Rivoire was able to live out his days without facing justice for his sexual abuse of Inuit children … Inuit have done everything in our power to help bring justice to Rivoire’s victims and their families, but it was not enough,” says ITK.
In an email viewed by CBC News, NWAC president Carol McBride informed staff that Lynne Groulx is no longer employed as the organization's CEO cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Canada broke its treaty obligations to the Blood Tribe in Alberta but the band is barred from suing by a statute of limitations, the Supreme Court of Canada says, in a case that may impact First Nations' ability to sue the Crown for historic breaches. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
The cost of closing the on-reserve infrastructure gap will top half a trillion dollars by 2040 unless the federal government acts, the AFN says. Canada must invest $349 billion now to meet its target of 2030, says a joint AFN-ISC report released Tuesday. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
Dogged by complaints, lawsuits and an ongoing federal probe, the RCMP's Community-Industry Response Group officially has a new name. The controversial outfit is now the Critical Response Unit, and its mandate, originally focused on pipelines, is expanding.cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing a federal financial audit where preliminary evidence of "ineligible expenses" was found, while facing union-busting allegations following a mass round of layoffs. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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A 2018 study estimated that more than a quarter million Indigenous peoples have been evicted due to carbon-offset schemes, tourism, and other activities that lead to the creation of protected areas. APTN is at the UN this week and the coverage has been so interesting.
UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders, journalists aptnnews.ca/?p=242949
As @BrettForester points out, the words “Indigenous” and “reconciliation” weren’t mentioned once in the finance minister’s federal budget speech in the House of Commons or press conference. cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
Wolastoqey Nation brings the issue of criminalization of Indigenous Peoples to the United Nations | @angelharksen aptnnews.ca/?p=242698
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The Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing a federal financial audit where preliminary evidence of "ineligible expenses" was found, while facing union-busting allegations following a mass round of layoffs. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
“Once they start showing up the way they showed up for COVID, hopefully then I'll have a different answer” Top health officials acknowledge need to 'refocus efforts' on #TB elimination by @BrettForester #healthequity cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
A defence lawyer says internal Saskatoon police records show officers are using the city's bicycle bylaw 'as a ruse' to stop and search Indigenous men downtown. Police then went to court in an attempt to have those records suppressed. cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…
#Inuit leaders, MPs urge action on TB elimination as federal budget nears. #TB rate among Inuit 676 times higher than among non-Indigenous, Canadian-born people, by @BrettForester cbc.ca/news/indigenou… via @CBCNews #sdoh
FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show grist.org/indigenous/fbi…
A United Nations committee says Canada is obligated under international law to search a landfill for missing Indigenous women. aptnnews.ca/national-news/…
Congratulations to one of the best reporters in the country @JorgeBarrera. Good to see him honoured with a nomination. Jorge is just on another level. Few work as hard as he does and as consistently over two decades.
A Cree survivor of the federal Indian day school system asks Canada's top court to intervene in a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement with Ottawa after she says she was shortchanged and retraumatized. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
An investigation by APTN Investigates has Parliament buzzing about food prices in the north. Forever chemicals and the push to ban them. First Nation fishers prepare for elvers season – an industry that could be shut down. That’s on Nation to Nation. aptnnews.ca/?p=240775
The best way to learn is by doing, so have some story ideas and I'll walk you through on how to go about running them down. Where to find sources, documents and how to find your lede for print or TV. Thank you, CAJ people, for including me.
Award-winning investigative reporter Kenneth Jackson @afixedaddress has worked on topics ranging from politics and corruption to social justice and human rights. Learn how he goes about his business for @APTNNews. Apply by Feb. 28: caj.ca/programs/mento…
Piapot First Nation demands MP apologize, retract 'baseless' water plant burning remark. Via @BrettForester cbc.ca/news/indigenou…
Big update in the Gill twins case. Charges dropped against the two sisters and their mother Karima Manji has pleaded guilty.
Charges withdrawn against Gill twins after mother enters guilty plea. More to come.
A one-on-one interview with @PierrePoilievre is coming up tonight on APTN National News. He is the first Conservative leader to sit down with us. Watch live here at 5 p.m. CT: youtube.com/aptnnews
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Canada led efforts to weaken the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN, working secretly with Australia to develop a watered-down substitute in the early 2000s, newly released Australian cabinet records show. cbc.ca/news/indigenou… .
The current federal Liberal government is trying to distance itself from Jean Chrétien's that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s. #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/dont-…
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