Jiimaan collective harvests mahnoomin to teach tradition and uphold sovereignty
PIGEON LAKE – For the past two weeks the Jiimaan collective has been learning hands on about traditional Anishinabe harvesting of mahnoowin, a.k.a. wild rice,…
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Local Artist participating in World’s largest Art Exhibition
MICHIGAN – Professional artist Kevin Lamure of St. Thomas, Ont. will be exhibiting his latest artwork titled “Return to Sender” in the World's largest Art…
Assembly of First Nations Stands with Standing Rock Sioux
OTTAWA – The Assembly of First Nations joins Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and Indigenous citizens from across North America in resisting human rights violations arising…
Onondagas stand in solidarity with Standing Rock
NEW YORK – More than 60 people joined Onondaga Nation leaders at the shores of Onondaga Lake on the morning on September 5th to…
Candlelight vigil held for slain First Nations man Colten Boushie
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — A candlelight vigil has been held in memory of a Saskatchewan First Nations man whose shooting death on a rural property…
Keeping an art form alive at Woodland
BRANTFORD – Learning how to make black ash baskets isn't a commodity within the Six Nations community. To help the bridge the gap, a fulfilling…
Professor tells new version of Hagersville history
SIX NATIONS – The official whitewashed history of the beginning of the village of Hagersville declares, “Upon the construction of Highway 6, known formerly as…
Indspire partners with LIFT Philanthropy Partners
Toronto – Indspire is pleased to announce its partnership with LIFT Philanthropy Partners to improve education outcomes for Indigenous youth across Canada. Indspire, an Indigenous-led…
“Mohawks on the Nile” interesting point in history
KAHNAWAKE – Britain’s colonial efforts were certainly not focused entirely on the inhabitants of the Americas in the 1880s. They had issues they were dealing…
Dakota Access Pipeline crews destroy tribal history
STANDING ROCK SIOUX NATIONS, N.D. — Just one day after informing courts on the location of sacred Lakota sites, construction crews for the Dakota Access…
Half of Ontario Grade 6 students failed to meet provincial math standard (EQAO-Math)
TORONTO – Half of all Grade 6 students in Ontario did not meet the provincial math standard this year, continuing a steady decline in test…
Onondagas stand in solidarity with Standing Rock
NEW YORK – More than 60 people joined Onondaga Nation leaders at the shores of Onondaga Lake on the morning on September 5th to conduct…
UN body says Sioux must have say in pipeline project
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe must have a say with regard to a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that could disturb sacred sites and impact…
Head of missing women’s inquiry says ‘concrete’ recommendations needed
VANCOUVER — When Marion Buller looks back on the Saskatchewan First Nation territory where she spent her summers growing up, some of her childhood friends…
Gaps leave children at risk of online exploitation, federal study warns
OTTAWA — There are “serious gaps'' — in resources, training and research — in efforts to protect young people from online sexual exploitation, warns a…