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North American Indigenous Games Council conditionally awards its next Games

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The next North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) are now expected to be held in Manitoba. That’s because the NAIG Council has conditionally awarded the 2028 Games to Norway House Cree Nation (NHCN), located in northern Manitoba, as well as the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO), which represents 33 First Nations in southern Manitoba. The majority of the activities in the multi-sport competition, expected to attract more than 5,000 participants from across Canada and…

Editorial

Wait over for day in court

Six Nations has waited three decades for their day in court. And it finally arrived last…

How Canada really became a country about to be told

Editorial: Mr. Prime Minister…can you hear the drums pounding…?

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The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over

Black & White and Red All Over Photos by Carl Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless By…

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MEET THE CHIEF: Garden River Chief Andy Rickard and council work to keep community COVID-19 safe

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City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies

Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…

New First Nations Report Details Groundbreaking Dialogue around Native Stewardship of Lands, Natural Resources and Sacred Sites

Statement by Minister Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016

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North American Indigenous Games Council conditionally awards its next Games

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The next North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) are…

Putting Down Stakes – Washaw Sibi moves closer to building its home

By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation Following moving presentations at the Cree annual…

As parts of the Nicola River run dry, a father fears what his children will inherit

By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews On this stretch of the Nicola River, Brian…

Kahnawake creates Local Surveillance Team to deter suspicious behaviour

By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)…

‘Neighbours helping neighbours’: Wasauksing First Nation rising from the ashes of a wildland fire

By Shania Tabobondung ParrySound.com/ Local Journalism Initiative reporter  The forest around Three Mile Lake on Wasauksing…

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, whose wife was NDP MLA, endorses BC Green Leader Lowan

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, a longtime BC NDP ally whose late wife was a legislator for…

Electoral officer found for Kanesatake’s December election

By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door An electoral officer has been selected,…

Fierce and determined novel Ladybug schemes to transform her First Nation to reap the rewards

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com For Drew Hayden Taylor, Ojibway author from the…

Feud over comment by town staffer spills into Marathon mayoral campaign

By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal A lingering impasse between the Town of…

Experts say Indigenous communities deserve say in sale of John Risley’s collection

By Sarah Smellie Indigenous communities should have a say in what happens to cultural objects linked…

Robinson Huron Treaty fund set for one percent who are no longer on membership list

By Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—A provision quietly built into the…

Supreme Court hears challenge of law clearing path for Ontario Place redevelopment

By Jim Bronskill The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments Thursday from a coalition challenging the…

B.C.’s Eby says proposed Indigenous land transfer legislation is about saving money

By Wolfgang Depner A forest industry leader would like to cut down a plan by the…

What Albertans need to know about voting in the referendum

Referendum day in Alberta is on Monday. The provincial referendum has 10 questions about immigration policy,…

Students walk out over social media comments

By Chris Zwick, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Town & Country News A Grande Prairie teacher’s social…

Ambitious canoers near end of Canada-long trip raising funds for Indigenous charity

By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — With their end goal in…

Winnipeg police back youth training but resist other changes at Eishia Hudson inquest

By Brittany Hobson A fatality inquest into the case of a 16-year-old First Nations girl who…

Student-led study asking for Indigenous voices to talk relationships with water

By Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—On the world’s largest freshwater island,…

Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of First Nation’s Nootka Island claim

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case about a First Nation’s claim to title…

Haahuupayak School students sparkle at 50th year milestone

By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Port Alberni, B.C. – Wearing little light-up sneakers…

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