Pat John, Indigenous actor on long running TV show ‘The Beachcombers,’ dies at 69
Pat John, an actor on the long-running Canadian television show “The Beachcombers,” has died at the age of 69. John, a member of the sishalt…
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Federal government to provide more than $35 million for supports during papal visit
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will provide more than $35 million during the papal visit to Canada to support Indigenous communities, organizations and…
Million dollar drug bust on Six Nations and Brantford
Three people charged with trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and meth; weapons seized SIX NATIONS — Police made a major arrest on July 14 that brought in…
‘Heartbeat of Mother Earth’: Calgary Stampede hosts first powwow at Saddledome
CALGARY — Men sit around large drums along the edges of the arena. Each group takes a turn drumming and singing. The drum, described as…
Indian Day School class action offers extensions by request
TORONTO — Indigenous students who formerly attended Indian Day Schools in Canada and qualify for the Indian Day School Class Action Settlement can now apply…
Company can withhold payments to Six Nations if protests occur
An electricity project owner warns that it will withhold payments from Six Nations if anyone stops construction on the project after agreements are signed to…
Six Nations by-election
The by-election to fill the seat vacated by former councillor Wendy Johnson is set for Sept. 3. Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council…
New Indigenous-led health centre to be opened in Hamilton
Hamilton celebrated on Friday as various community organizations announced a future state of the art multi-purpose Indigenous well-being centre in the city’s east end that…
Baby stars, dancing galaxies: NASA shows new cosmic views
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic…
Five year old boy missing in Saskatchewan since April found dead in river
RED EARTH CREE NATION — A five-year-old boy missing from a First Nation in northern Saskatchewan since April has been found dead in a river…
Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A Vancouver Island First Nation says the first phase of scanning for unmarked graves has begun on the grounds of a…
Edmonton Catholic church with Indigenous traditions prepares for Pope’s visit
EDMONTON — Cultures collide each Sunday morning at Edmonton’s Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, with sage burning alongside candles and both hymns and…
Haaland tour casts light on Native boarding school abuses
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Oklahoma on Saturday for the first stop on a yearlong nationwide tour…
Senate report says government must implement rights based Indigenous fisheries
OTTAWA — A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada’s East…
FNHMA to launch “RISE Against Racism” campaign
Accessing quality health services can be a stressful experience. Anti-Indigenous racism in Canada’s health systems, such as discriminatory language in interactions with patients and negative stereotyping that…