ICYMI: CBC Indigenous looks back at some of the stories we told this year

In case you missed it, here are some of CBC Indigenous's favourite and most important news stories told in 2023. 

Stay or flee: the decisions First Nations people are making in the face of B.C. wildfires

This year, B.C. grappled with its most destructive wildfire season on record. In August, CBC Indigenous spoke to First Nations people who chose to stay and defend their homes, and others who had no choice but to flee. 

Native Hawaiians fear Maui wildfire destruction will lead to their cultural erasure

Also in August, a wildfire ripped through Maui devastating the island and killing 97 people. 

"This is, for us, genocide," Keʻeaumoku Kapu a Kanaka Maoli (a Hawaiian word for their Indigenous people) community leader in Lahaina, Maui, told CBC Indigenous. 

Global Ozempic shortage affects First Nations people with diabetes

In November, we reported on a global shortage of prescription drug Ozempic having a disproportionate impact on First Nations people. 

Demand for the drug had increased due to it being prescribed for weight loss, leaving people needing it for diabetes at a loss. First Nations people living on-reserve have rates of diabetes three to five times higher than non-Indigenous people in  Canada, according to the Government of Canada.

While some Indigenous people rally for Palestinians, others say it's not a struggle against colonialism

Also in November, many activists and academics were drawing parallels between the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the experiences of Indigenous people in North America, though others question the comparison.

Mi'kmaw athlete to compete for Team Canada at Parapan Am Games in Chile

Wheelchair basketball player Desiree Isaac-Pictou, from Ugpi'ganjig, Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick, played for Team Canada in November at the Parapan American Games. 

Manitoba wrestler cuts the hair she grew in honour of her grandfather to make weigh-in at NAIG