Australia pledges $1 billion to address treatment of Indigenous people
About $350 million is earmarked to compensate the 'Stolen Generations', or children taken from families By: The Associated Press Australia's government on Thursday pledged the…
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World Eskimo-Indian Olympics finalize as a staple in continuing culture
The first World Eskimo Olympics was held in Fairbanks in 1961 drawing contestants and dance teams from Barrow, Unalakleet, Tanana, Fort Yukon, Noorvik and Nome.…
Manitoba premier sorry for creating ‘misunderstanding’ about Canadian history
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister apologized Tuesday for comments he made almost a month earlier that angered Indigenous leaders and cost him a cabinet…
Behind the scenes of N.L.’s failed attempt to rename Red Indian Lake
JOHN’S — A push to change the offensive name of a Newfoundland lake began with apparent plans for public consultation but ended in a flood…
Wilfrid Laurier University launches project to examine life and legacy of namesake
Southern Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University says it will examine the “complex legacy'' and present-day impact of its namesake in a new, multi-year public history project.…
Mandy Gull Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation
CHISASIBI — Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the…
TLL Announces Player Showcase for NLL Draft to come in August
Submitted to TRT Staff PHILADELPHIA & ONTARIO – The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League (TLL) working in partnership with the National Lacrosse League (NLL) is very pleased…
Saginaw Grant, noted Native American character actor, dies
LOS ANGELES — Saginaw Grant, a prolific Native American character actor and hereditary chief of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma, has died. He…
First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated
WINNIPEG — A First Nations advocacy group in Manitoba is urging RCMP across the country to open criminal investigations into all former residential schools following…
Archdiocese apologizes after priest accuses residential school survivors of lying
WINNIPEG _ A Winnipeg archdiocese says a priest who suggested during a sermon that residential school survivors lied to get settlement money is no longer…
Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school
WINNIPEG — A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into…
Family of woman killed in hotel says justice served, but killer to appeal conviction
EDMONTON — The daughter of an Indigenous woman who was killed in a hotel room a decade ago says a judge's decision to sentence her…
Deadline for National Indigenous Coaching Awards approaches
ONTARIO — The Aboriginal Sport Circle is committed to supporting sport that fosters the development of the whole individual. The National Indigenous Coaching Awards are…
B.C. provides funding to First Nation communities for residential school searches
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former…
Residents from four First Nations in Manitoba sent to Winnipeg due to wildfires
WINNIPEG — By the time Virginia Thomas left her home community of Bloodvein First Nation in eastern Manitoba on Monday evening, a nearby wildfire had…