Rethinking masculinity: Teaching men how to love and be loved

By Jamie Paris, Instructor, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media, University of Manitoba How will young men learn to love when many messages seem…

Métis Nations, federal ministers sit for a bilateral mechanism meeting to hash out relationship, priorities

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Updated with clarification on the co-development principles. Legislation may be the only way to ensure that a…

Indigenous artists nominated for Juno Awards

TORONTO — The 2024 Juno Award nominations were announced with 19 Indigenous artists in the running. Three Indigenous artists are nominated for Contemporary Roots Album…

Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home

By Jim Salter   When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in…

‘We’re still losing kids’: Young panelists discuss intergenerational trauma at Iqaluit conference

By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A panel of young adults spoke of how intergenerational trauma from residential schools continues to impact their lives…

Suffering in silence: Men’s and boys’ mental health are still overlooked in sport

By Michael Kehler, Werklund Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, University of Calgary; and Gabriel Knott-Fayle, Postdoctoral Scholar of Masculinities Studies in Education, University of Calgary  …

A famed NYC museum is closing two Native American halls. Harvard and others have taken similar steps

By Philip Marcelo   NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two halls featuring Native American objects starting Saturday,…

Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remains

The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million — about half the projected…

Ontario First Nation chiefs ask for moratorium on mining claims

By Liam Casey An organization supporting all First Nations in Ontario is calling on the province to implement a one-year moratorium on staking mining claims.…

Ontario First Nation chiefs ask for moratorium on mining claims

By Liam Casey An organization supporting all First Nations in Ontario is calling on the province to implement a one-year moratorium on staking mining claims.…

Excessive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated adolescent mental health challenges

Excessive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated adolescent mental health challenges   By Emma G Duerden, Canada Research Chair, Neuroscience & Learning Disorders,…

Dietary fibre affects more than your colon: How the immune system, brain and overall health benefit too

By Mark Wulczynski, Medical Sciences PhD Candidate, McMaster University   There’s no shortage of advice about what to eat, including hype about the latest superfoods…

Lily Gladstone, first Native American actress nominee, travels to Osage country to honor Oscar nod

By Jocelyn Noveck Lily Gladstone knew she wanted to be somewhere special when the Oscar news came. And that somewhere was not home, watching on…

First-Nations-Child-Welfare Caring society tells human rights tribunal Canada is failing on Jordan’s Principle

By: Alessia Passafiume The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society says Canada is systematically failing to respond to Jordan’s Principle requests to fund health…

Timeline of mass murder focus of inquest on second day

By Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Testimony from S/Sgt Robin Zentner continued on the second day of the inquest into the mass murder at…