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The message was as clear and consistent as the ongoing traditional beating of the drums. The guest speakers, the ceremonies, and all who attended the week long International Indigenous Leadership Gathering 2011 near Lillooet, B.C. echoed the mantra of “Protecting the Sacred.”
The collective voice spoke of renewed reverence for Mother Earth, love and compassion among humankind, and…
A unique partnership between the University of Alberta and the Métis Nation of Alberta will benefit Métis across the country.
“While (the research centre) is focused in Alberta, our history knows no boundaries so it’s obvious any research that’s done will be of the Métis nation itself,” said Clem Chartier, president of the Métis National Council.
Chartier was in Edmonton on May…
Inuit in Canada have a shorter life expectancy than other people in Canada. That from a report entitled ‘Life is Short’ from the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North.
The report indicates the average Inuit life expectancy is 66.7 years. The national average life expectancy is 81 years. Inuit life expectancy is also lower than the life expectancy of First Nations men and…
We have a couple of stories in this newspaper this month that take a look at the news from a more spiritual angle than you might normally get. We like to touch back to this perspective when we can to ground us, or remind us, that there is more to this worldly endeavor than just politics and land claims, conflict and struggle. It lifts us up, renews us, and humbles us.
That is why we are…
Ode'min Giizis Festival 2011
The 4th annual week-long celebration of contemporary and traditional Indigenous art
Saturday June 4th
10am-1pm Community Art-Making Workshop with Melanie McCall
All ages are invited to this free workshop. Come make a strawberry pinwheel or another beautiful craft to carry in the Ode'min Giizis Community…
As Marie Wilson listens to stories about terrible pain, she is also witnessing reconciliation and healing.
“People are making declarations of apology, declaring their love for each other,” said Wilson, who, along with Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) colleagues Chair Justice Murray Sinclair and Commissioner Wilton Littlechild, began traveling through northern Canada in mid-…
Growing hockey
A pair of Aboriginal groups are among those who will receive grants this year to help grow the sport of hockey in their community. Manitoba’s Waywayseecappo Youth Recreation and the Bkejwanong Youth Facility, located at Ontario’s Walpole Island, are among the 38 organizations that will receive RBC Play Hockey grants in 2011. This year’s grant…
Windspeaker: What one quality do you most value in a friend?
Dr. Evan Adams: Self-awareness! Do they know both their strengths and their weaknesses? Do they know what is sacred and funny about themselves? Self-awareness is central to dignity, commitment, morality, listening, and empathy.
W: What is it that really makes you mad?
E.A.: Arrogance.
W: When are you at…
“Tragedies outnumber successes in Native communities,” said former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin at the Aboriginal Challenge, an event organized by the Globe and Mail newspaper and Random Publishing held on April 30 as part of the Globe’s Open House Festival.
Since leaving office, Martin has taken a lead role in some high profile endeavors to improve that rate of success. For…
May 17, 2011 - Ottawa, ON
The Ministry of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is no more... it has been renamed Aboriginal and Northern Development.
John Duncan will remain minister of the newly renamed department.
Thunder in the Desert, Tucson, Arizona, Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012
It’s the fourth and final Thunder in the Desert and it’s happening in 2012, the Year of the Prophecies for the Indigenous Peoples. In 1999, Fred Synder said, he was approached by three Elders, one each from the Comanche, Zuni and Mescalero-Apache tribes and asked the question, “Where will you be…
Churchill Wild, Churchill, Manitoba
Those looking for a unique northern tourism excursion might want to check out Manitoba’s Churchill Wild. The company offers some rather adventurous experiences. Guide Albert (Butch) Saunders at the Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in York Landing takes visitors on both polar bear sightseeing tours and goose hunting tours. Saunders, who is…
Beothuk Interpretation Centre, Boyd’s Cove, Newfoundland
Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre has much to offer, from a detailed diorama of a replica canoe to a discussion on the three main reasons that led to the extinction of the Beothuk to a 20-minute video on the archeological dig to a plant-labeled trail that leads to the remains of the archeological site…
Northern National Event, June 28-July 1, Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Celebrate resilience and culture and learn about Canada’s history as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hosts its second national event of its five-year mandate in Inuvik, June 28-July 1. “The three days will provide an opportunity to share knowledge and understanding,” said TRC Commissioner…
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
The Beluga Whale exhibit is just one of many attractions at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, said Kevin Allerston, public affairs officer. The exhibit features the Beaufort Sea population of beluga whales and their importance to Inuvialuit of the arctic coast as well as a model…