A small Saskatchewan business is getting ready to send one of its products into space. Trails End Buffalo Stix, owned by Twila Wedrick and her […]
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Rewritten Headline Northwestern Ontario program lends powwow regalia, aims to spread ‘positivity’
Powwow regalia can be expensive and difficult to make, leaving some Indigenous people without their own outfits. That’s where Tisha Duncan and the Wabinoong Regalia […]
Award-winning Indigenous actor and filmmaker Georgina Lightning dies at 63
Award-winning Cree actor, director and screenwriter Georgina Lightning died Saturday after being struck by a horse while filming a documentary at the Indian Relay Championships […]
Neskantaga First Nation evacuates dozens to Toronto due to lack of health-care infrastructure
More than a month after declaring a state of emergency over a sewage spill at its nursing station, Neskantaga First Nation is facing another setback […]
Mi’kmaw teen’s winning artwork hits store shelves across Canada
When Reese Simon entered an art contest at school last spring, she never expected her drawing to appear on grocery shelves across Canada. The Mi’kmaw […]
First Nations chiefs call for residential school denialism to be criminalized as hate speech
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs are calling on the federal government to make residential school denialism a criminal offence, arguing Ottawa is allowing harmful misinformation […]
First Nations chiefs reject Carney government’s proposed major projects reforms
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) chiefs have unanimously voted to oppose the Carney government’s proposed reforms to speed up approvals for major projects if the […]
An Anishinaabe filmmaker spent years creating a documentary about his own life, only to pass away just weeks before its premiere.
The late Anishinaabe artist Michael “Cy” Cywink created hundreds of murals across Ontario during his lifetime, earning recognition for his bold use of colour, symbolism, […]
Anemki Wajiw Powwow Brings Culture and Tradition to Indigenous Peoples Day
THUNDER BAY — Hundreds of people gathered at Anemki Wajiw on Sunday as Fort William First Nation held its annual powwow to celebrate National Indigenous […]
Community Criticism Mounts as Self-Proclaimed Indigenous Café Ordered to Shut Down
Indigenous Kitchen, a café on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, is facing criticism after promoting itself as Indigenous-owned when it was not. Inez Cook, owner of the […]