Blacksmith wins Portia White Prize at Creative Nova Scotia Awards gala
HALIFAX — Blacksmith and sculptor John Little and Mi'kmaq artist Ursula Johnson were the big winners at the 14th annual Creative Nova Scotia Awards Gala…
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Memorials and condolences continue after Winnipeg boy, 3, dies after stabbing
WINNIPEG _ A memorial has grown outside the Winnipeg home where a three-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed as he slept last week, while political leaders…
Indigenous group, teachers federation ask for more First Nations education funds
SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan Indigenous group and another one representing teachers want the government to do more for First Nations schooling. Numbers from Saskatchewan Education…
Learning the Land: Walking the talk of Indigenous Land acknowledgements
Sourced by The Canadian Press Author: Matthew Robert Anderson, Affiliate Professor, Theological Studies, Loyola College for Diversity & Sustainability; Honorary Research Fellow, University of Nottingham…
Saskatchewan granted intervener status in First Nations TMX project appeal
REGINA _ The Saskatchewan government says it has been granted leave to intervene in an appeal over construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The…
Celebrate multiculturalism in Brantford at Laurier-hosted community event
BRANTFORD – Wilfrid Laurier University’s Bachelor of Social Work Equity Committee welcomes the public to celebrate Brantford’s diverse cultural communities at a free event on…
Ontario First Nation newsroom set on fire in ‘targeted’ attack
The office of an Ontario First Nation weekly newspaper was set on fire during a “targeted attack'' earlier this week, the outlet's publisher said Thursday. Lynda Powless,…
Short Hills Hunt exercising treaty rights
Hunting has been a way of feeding families for the Haudenosaunee for centuries. To many, it is a form of connecting with the practices of…
Six Nations Polytechnic and IBM Canada launch tuition free tech program
By TRT Staff with notes from The Canadian Press SIX NATIONS — The first school to offer a degree program in Haudenosaunee languages in southwestern…
Future direction for Six Nations to be decided Saturday
SIX NATIONS — It’s the final run of campaigning for those who have thrown their hats in the ring, all vying to be a part…
Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint
By TRT Staff with notes from The Associated Press, The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unwittingly exposed to high…
Treaties Recognition Week and Treaty 3
Kenora, ON — Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty 3 says it’s important for everyone to learn about the treaty relationship between First Nations…
Ontario Marks Fourth Annual Treaties Recognition Week
This week marks Treaties Recognition Week. Treaty events highlighted their place in Ontario history and heritage on Monday, November 4, as Greg Rickford, Minister of…
Illinois museum returns items to Aboriginal Australians
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum returned 42 culturally significant items to representatives of two Aboriginal communities in Australia after the artifacts spent decades on…
B.C. Appeal Court says Canada must rethink extradition of Indigenous man
VANCOUVER — The federal Justice Department has been ordered by the British Columbia Appeal Court to reconsider the extradition of an Aboriginal man to the…