‘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…

Bill 96 will harm Indigenous people in Quebec. We need more equitable language laws

By Richard Budgell One of the reasons I moved to Quebec in 2015 was because of the melange of languages in which many Quebecers —…

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…

Dear Victoria, why bread and why cheese?

Jace Koblun w/files from Jim Windle Six Nations is once again opening its arms to its neighbours during Community Awareness 2022; the month-long celebration of…

Moccasin Identifier puts foot down in right direction

Carolyn King from Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) had the idea for the Moccasin Identifier in 2011. After several rounds of fundraising and…

Memories and lore from the old Grand River Ferry

Before the Chiefswood Bridge was built, Six Nations residents used to take a ferry to cross the Grand River. And, oh, the memories and sepia-tinged…

Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in Montreal a ‘humanitarian crisis’

Montreal’s ombudswoman described homelessness experienced by Indigenous people in the city as a “humanitarian crisis” in a report released Wednesday. Nadine Mailloux conducted a six-month…

Advocates call for a national Indigenous alert system as search for child continues

REGINA — Stephanie Harpe lives one province away from where five-year-old Frank Young from the Red Earth Cree Nation disappeared, but as an Indigenous woman…

Defence document filed: Manitoba Metis Federation says lawsuit allegations ‘baseless’

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Metis Federation and its president are denying allegations of financial irregularities and questionable contracts made in a lawsuit filed by the…