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Crossing the border: Indigenous people assert their right to move freely between the U.S. and Canada

A centuries-old treaty recognizing cross-border mobility is colliding with modern immigration policy

Ninah Hermiston
Ninah Hermiston

18 Mar 2026 • 5 min read

A blue suspension bridge with a red and white Canadian flag and a white, red and blue American flag.
Flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on March 21, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke)

Ninah Hermiston
Ninah Hermiston

Ninah is an early-career reporter based in Toronto, currently focused on the Residential Schools database. She has previously worked as an associate producer at CBC Kids News and served as a social media manager for various organizations.

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