SNGRDC donates books to Six Nations elementary schools
The Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corporation is donating books written by Indigenous authors to Six Nations schools as part of National…
Six Nations Cannabis Commission issues production license
The Six Nations Cannabis Commission has issued its first production license. The SNCC announced last week it has issued a production license to a business…
Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water
By Mylene Ratelle and Jessie Yakeleya In Indigenous communities that have lacked access to safe water for years, getting access to a safe water supply…
Help, I have thrips!
Thrips. No, it’s not an STI even though it sounds like it could be – thrips are a plant parent’s worst nightmare and could easily…
Finding accurate information during Indigenous History Month
When it comes to Indigenous history, many people say they never learned the truth growing up in Canada. We often hear the term “whitewashed” when…
Residential school survivors tell bishops their expectations of the Pope’s visit
WINNIPEG — Residential school survivors say they hope the Pope's visit to Canada next month will include a direct apology for the Roman Catholic Church's…
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day across Turtle Island
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, June 21 and is a special occasion to learn more about the rich and diverse…
Two Manitoba First Nations search former residential school sites, find anomalies
WINNIPEG — Chiefs from two First Nations in Manitoba say their communities are still looking for answers after finding possible graves using ground-penetrating radar at…
Building Indigenous relations in the construction and heavy lifting sectors
A few years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented its report and along with it, 94 recommendations. How far have we come in…
Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards used
VANCOUVER — The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is asking its members how much racism or discrimination they encounter when presenting their status card at…
Creating space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous business
If you don’t understand Indigenous people, how will you work with Indigenous people? JP Gladu asked that to a room full of business owners and…
Native children’s remains to be moved from Army cemetery
CARLISLE — For more than a century they were buried far from home, in a small cemetery on the grounds of the U.S. Army War…
Feds may need to think beyond income taxes to get benefits to First Nations families
OTTAWA — As the first Canada Child Benefit cheques were mailed in 2016, cabinet ministers fanned out across the country to raise awareness about the…
Fate of Metis scrip lawsuit in doubt after 17 Alberta plaintiffs ask to withdraw
The future of a lawsuit seeking to hold Canada accountable for the loss of Metis lands is in doubt after about a third of the…
Defrocked priest who abused dozens of Inuit children out on parole
A defrocked Oblate priest who was convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children has been granted parole. Eric Dejaeger, 75, was sentenced…