Missouri cave with ancient Native American drawings sold
O’FALLON — A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage…
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Indigenous names return to B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
Areas in British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast are undergoing name changes to respect the language, culture and heritage of local Indigenous peoples. The Province restored the…
Indigenous youth in New Brunswick need more mental health support: report
FREDERICTON — A report on youth suicide prevention in New Brunswick Indigenous communities is calling for provincial legislation that would recognize and support Indigenous languages…
ASC Announce 2021 Tom Longboat Award Recipients
By TRT Staff with notes from the ASC website Aboriginal Sport Circle Announces the 2021 Tom Longboat Awards Recipients The Aboriginal Sport Circle is pleased…
Goodbye Columbus: Mexico statue to be replaced by Indigenous
MEXICO CITY — Christopher Columbus is getting kicked off Mexico City's most iconic boulevard. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the Columbus statue on the Paseo…
B.C., Tahltan Nation step up wildlife patrols after ‘contentious’ hunting season
VICTORIA — There will be more provincial conservation officers and Tahltan guardians patrolling the nation's territory in northwestern British Columbia this hunting season. The province…
Manitoba and N.S. will recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
WINNIPEG — Manitoba and Nova Scotia are joining two other jurisdictions in recognizing a new federal statutory holiday to contemplate the history and harmful legacy…
First Nations leaders ask for help with mental health crisis in remote community
THUNDER BAY — First Nations leaders in Northern Ontario are calling on the federal and provincial governments to help a remote community in the midst…
New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans
It's a Bible verse familiar to many Christians — and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled…
‘Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist’: Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA _ A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and called for a provincewide review is “vindicating,'' the deputy chief…
Ryerson University’s board of governors approves recommendation to change name
TORONTO — Ryerson University in downtown Toronto will be changing its name. The school's board of governors approved a motion today to accept all 22…
Government lends support to Indigenous communities to heal from impacts of residential schools
Canada is listening and will continue to listen to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families The Government of Canada says it is…
Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans
By Patty Nieberg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) _ Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to…
First Nation chief detained by fisheries officers in N.S. after launching fishery
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. _ The chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation was taken in for questioning by federal Fisheries Department officers on Monday, moments after he announced…
Little justice for child sex abuse victims in Indian Country
By Brendon Derr, Rylee Kirk, Anne Mickey, Allison Vaughn, Mckenna Leavens And Leilani Fitzpatrick THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The convicted child rapist emerged from the tree…