The federal government will provide an additional $305 million to support Indigenous people during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced Wednesday.
Miller says the funding will support community initiatives that aim to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19 in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
"It is a testament to Indigenous leadership and, indeed, Indigenous peoples, that community exposure to the virus has been limited," he said at a news co