Closing of Beyond Standing Rock

SANTA FE, N.M.. — The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) will be closing its highly regarded exhibition, Beyond Standing Rock, as announced on…

I.L. Thomas back to back junior volleyball gold medalists

By: Neil Becker SIX NATIONS — Once again I.L. Thomas are junior volleyball gold medal champions! Putting their championship from last year on the line,…

Nature stories: Children experience the seasons with Indigenous knowledge keepers

By Louise Zimanyi On the winding trails the ground is covered with red and yellow maple tree leaves. These are ininaatigobagaa, the children and adults…

The road to reconciliation starts with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By Sheryl Lightfoot Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics and Associate Professor in Political Science, Public Policy and Indigenous Studies, University of…

A letter of appreciation: Tournament of Friends for Nick Clause

By Brenda Williams RENTON — We had a fabulous day on Saturday August 31 at The Greens at Renton raising $24,700.00 for Nick Clause. Tournament…

How to get kids talking about their school day

“How was your day at school?” “Fine.” Does this sound familiar? This is the dreaded response to a well-intentioned question that parents might ask. The…

Two Rows of History

As June 6th marked the commemoration of D-Day, let us look at the cause for the liberation of Europe and France in particular. Firstly, France…

How the Trans Mountain green light could benefit First Nations

By Harrie Vredenburg, Professor & Suncor Chair in Strategy & Sustainability, Haskayne School of Business; Research Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary The…

Activists want a racist San Francisco high school mural removed

By Amna Khalid, Associate Professor of History, Carleton College and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder Associate Professor of Educational Studies, Carleton College For nearly a century, a…

Canada’s MMIWG report spurs debate on the shifting definitions of genocide

By Andrew Woolford, Professor, University of Manitoba When the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report, it described…

Bill proposes reference to rights of Indigenous Peoples in citizenship oath

OTTAWA — New Canadians will soon swear to honour the rights of Indigenous Peoples if a proposed legislative change is adopted. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen…

‘We recognize the truth:’ Trudeau exonerates Cree chief of historic conviction

CUT KNIFE, SK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to learn the real story of a prominent Saskatchewan chief who was a peacemaker,…

‘Her life mattered:’ High court orders new trial in death of Indigenous woman

The country’s highest court has ruled an Ontario truck driver should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of an Indigenous woman…

Tanya Tagaq, Joshua Whitehead among finalists for Indigenous Voices Awards

VANCOUVER — The Indigenous Voices Awards are building on their inaugural success as a launching pad for Indigenous literary talent with a fresh crop of…

Poker tournament fundraiser for Six Nations Arrows

by Gary Farmer SIX NATIONS — So thinks, the 2014 Minto Cup champs and President of the Six Nation Arrows Jr. A Lacrosse Club, Lewis…