Alberta government staff to take day course on Indigenous history, culture
EDMONTON — A three-year program to help government staff better understand Indigenous culture and history is to start in Alberta next week. Richard Feehan, the…
Nearly half of youth incarcerated are Indigenous: Statistics Canada
WINNIPEG — Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable…
Ceremony to be held marking grand opening of Nova Scotia Indigenous court
WAGMATCOOK, NS — A ceremony was held Thursday marking the grand opening of a unique court on Nova Scotia's Wagmatcook First Nation. The Nova Scotia…
PRESS RELEASE: Six Nations Elected Council – Deeply Disappointed by the Canadian Justice System, Again
Six Nations Elected Council – Deeply Disappointed by the Canadian Justice System, Again. OHSWEKEN – Six Nations Elected Council joins other Indigenous voices expressing shock…
Indigenous prof resigns in protest over lack of Aboriginal faculty, curriculum
HALIFAX — An Indigenous professor at Saint Mary's University is resigning in protest over what she calls the Halifax university's failure to “indigenize the academy''…
Quebec minister under fire from First Nations groups for comments on air ambulances
MONTREAL —Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette is defending himself over allegations he made insensitive comments about Indigenous people who use the province's air ambulance system.…
Peter Khill acquitted in shooting death of Jonathan Styres
Peter Khill has been acquitted in the shooting death of a man who broke into his truck. Khill, 28, admitted he shot Jon Styres but…
Indigenous protesters in Washington declare Trans Mountain won’t be built
VANCOUVER — Cedar George-Parker remembers the moment he decided to devote his life to defending Indigenous people and their traditional territories. It was the one-year…
A trauma informed approach
It’s strange how things come in clusters. According to local legend: situations always seem to present themselves in threes so we, the people, will learn…
Ghost Forest
My parents backyard backs onto an acre of a sparse and symmetrical little walnut forest. Private and serene, the backyard has always been a place…
Arrows late rally earns a point
SIX NATIONS — The other teams in the OJALL lacrosse system are happy with the Six Nations Arrows less than an impressive 6-8-0 season after…
Potential there for a five star lacrosse season
SIX NATIONS — The ILA and the Gaylord Powless Arena are starting to get very busy as the Ontario Lacrosse Association’s 2018 regular Jr. A,…
Rebels breezing past Spartans
The St. Catharines Spartans offered little against the fast and powerful Six Nations Rebels in the first round of OJBLL playoffs last week. Rebels opened…
we Festival hosts Two Indians
SIX NATIONS — As part of the Onkwehon:we Festival hosted by the Woodland Cultural Centre, the Gathering Place opened its doors to those interested in…
Smoke Dance at the Onkwehon:we Festival
BRANTFORD — As part of the Onkwehon:we Festival, a Smoke Dance Competition was held on the grounds of the Woodland Cultural Centre on Sunday, June…