Wes Studi makes Oscars history for Native American actors

LOS ANGELES _ When Cherokee actor Wes Studi was thinking about moving to Los Angeles to take a shot at being an actor in the…

First Nation trying to stop $453M Manitoba Minnesota power line project

WINNIPEG _ A Manitoba Indigenous community is taking the province to court over a $453-million power transmission project it says it wasn’t properly consulted on…

Funding secured to connect First Nations to provincial power

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A utility tasked with connecting more than a dozen Indigenous communities to Ontario’s power grid says funding is now in place…

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…

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…

Jerome Thompson to don orange and black

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team has signed forward Jerome Thompson of the Onondaga Nation to a one-year deal, pending league approval.…

Stacey named NWHL Player of the Week

For the third consecutive time to start the season, some of the new stars of the league have been crowned the VEDA NWHL Player of…

6th Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Festival coming soon

SIX NATIONS — Pictured above are two of the top teams from the 2016 Dreamcatcher Tournament; the Heat received a cheque for $1000 for silver…