Students and youth prepping for country’s largest Indigenous youth performance

Two hundred and fifty Indigenous students from 13 communities across the country are ready to leave it all on the stage. Canada’s Largest Indigenous Youth…

Toronto-based Mohawk singer sets EP launch to June

Semiah Smith (@semiah.smith on Instagram) is a Mohawk Turtle clan Toronto-based indie-electropop artist and producer from Six Nations. Semiah grew up touring the world with…

Reservation Dogs nominated for Peabody Award

Reservation Dogs was nominated for a Peabody award alongside 41 other nominees vying for the same, in categories that include: entertainment, arts, children’s/youth, podcast/radio, interactive…

Netflix’s Rez Ball announces star-studded cast

Rez Ball, an all-American underdog story about Indigenous kids told from the inside-out, is coming to Netflix and we now know who has been cast…

Toronto Zoo honours grizzly bear Samson’s life with ceremony and cedar bath

The Toronto Zoo said farewell to a 25-year-old grizzly bear named Samson with an Indigenous ceremony held by knowledge keepers in April. “In honouring the…

Four Canadian journalists recognized for championing Indigenous journalism

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) awarded this year’s Charles Bury Award to four Canadian journalists who have each broken new ground in their efforts…

Spring is finally springing

The National Institute of Health says children grow faster during spring than at any other time of the year. If spring makes most living things…

Comedic web series to be pitched at Indigenous Screen Event

In less than a year January Rogers has written and produced what audiences are calling a hilarious and community-driven web series. Rogers will be pitching…

Statement on Catholic Church’s rejection of the Doctrine of Discovery

The repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery by the Catholic Church is an important action showing that Indigenous voices, that were ignored for centuries, are…

Chief Electoral Officer Steve Williams resigns

Steve Williams has submitted his resignation as the Chief Electoral Polling Officer for Six Nations of the Grand River elected council. Williams handed his resignation…

Australia launches the world’s first Indigenous space academy

Indigenous Australian university students will be allowed to reach for the stars, with a new internship program supported by the Australian Space Agency (ASA) and…

Canada to address overrepresentation of BIPOC in the criminal justice system

The Government of Canada is committed to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous, Black, and racialized people in Canada’s criminal justice system. The government has advanced…

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg to construct new water treatment plant

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg announced the construction of a new raw water intake and treatment plant. This new plant will provide a safe and reliable source of…

Indigenous child health program to provide trauma-informed care

Members of Indigenous groups in the Waterloo region say they are still concerned their children continue to experience racism and could be taken from their…

Limited edition Hershey chocolate bars to celebrate women

Hershey Canada has partnered with Girl Up to launch five limited edition HER for SHE chocolate bars to celebrate International Women’s Day. Available at participating…