Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters’ wrongful conviction claims
David Milgaard was actively helping people who claim they have been wrongfully convicted right up until his sudden death, including two Indigenous sisters who have…
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Indigenous languages ‘marginalized all the time’ in Canada: Mary Simon
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. — Think of your morning routine — after your alarm goes off and before breakfast, you probably unlock your phone and check emails,…
Six Nations Food Bank officially home in the village
It was an emotional ‘mini’ grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mary Monture on Tuesday, May 10, as she gave a heartfelt speech thanking the…
Concrete slab falls from bridge over 403
BRANTFORD — All lanes on Highway 403 through Brantford and parts of the Wayne Gretzky Parkway were closed Monday after a huge piece of the…
Ontario offers just 15% of what was needed to search former Mohawk Institute
SIX NATIONS — The Ontario government is providing $1,300,000 to the Survivors’ Secretariat at the Six Nations of the Grand River to search for unmarked…
B.C. government gives $2.5M for Indigenous centre after concept plan is approved
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it will provide $2.5 million for an Indigenous centre in Vancouver after the approval of a concept plan.…
On-reserve COVID hospitalizations increased by nearly half in March
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada says that there was a 45.5% increase in people living on reserves hospitalized due to COVID-19 in April. In all…
‘The land is my therapy’: healing centre encourages reconnecting with Inuit identity
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — On the shore of a still-frozen lake in front of a traditional Inuit dwelling with the spring sun melting the snow underfoot,…
Help heal Indigenous residential school trauma, public safety minister tells RCMP
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is directing the head of the RCMP to work closely with Indigenous communities to address the traumatic legacy…
Forced to relocate to a flood plain: Manitoba First Nation says protection is overdue
WINNIPEG — The marshy delta of Manitoba’s Fisher River was not the original home of Peguis First Nation. But having been relocated there more than…
Sagkeeng First Nation to search Pine Falls Residential School grounds for unmarked graves
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, MB — The site fo the former Fort Alexander/Pine Falls Residential School is getting closer to searching school grounds for unmarked graves.…
MMIWG2S National Day of Action and Awareness honours loved ones
Six Nations came together to honour their loved ones during the MMIWG2S National Day of Action and Awareness at Veteran’s Park last Thursday. And guests…
Cooking show wraps filming on Six Nations
It is a show that will be sure to delight, with its colourful characters and spotlight on traditional Haudenosaunee foods, but viewers will have to…
Indigenous midwife Ellen Blais inaugural recipient of Layton Indigenous Leadership Award
TORONTO — On May 11, 2022, at 1:00pm at the Native Canadian Centre, Indigenous midwife Ellen Blais will be awarded the inaugural Layton Indigenous Leadership…
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER — Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December…