Chiefs from across the country are proposing that the federal government be removed from having control over how the on-reserve First Nations child welfare system is run.

The details are contained in a plan that was submitted by the National Chiefs' Children's Committee to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in late December.

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APTN's reporter in Iqaluit says U.S. President Donald Trump's continued threats to annex Greenland is having a direct effect on the people of Nunavut.

Aside from proximity, Greenland and Nunavut are both northern and remote territories that have small populations, the majority of which are Inuit.

Both are also of high interest to both Western and Eastern superpowers because of their locations in terms of strategic global defense.

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As Nation to Nation looks ahead to 2026, flashpoints are forming in Indigenous–Crown politics.

Long‑delayed drinking water legislation is back on the agenda, raising questions about whether promised First Nations governance over source water — and the funding to make it happen — will survive.

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