A Red Cross study of the evacuees from the Manitoba

Members of the Treaty 8 First Nations held a rally outside of the Site C dam joint review panel hearing site Dec. 11.

Innu Chief Gilbert Dominique, a spokesperson for the

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and the Saik’uz First

The CEO of TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East pipeline has

When it comes to developing health programs – and other services – historically, the Aboriginal population is the last to be addressed, says a health official.

“One of the challenges of our health system across the country is that, unfortunately, we don’t look at seniors and include Aboriginal seniors with the language needs and cultural needs and just basic needs in the same way as we do with other people. It’s often an add-on,” said Dr. Catherine Cook, a physician administrator with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and associate dean with the University of Manitoba.

Brighter Days Ahead is a photo voice book that provides a glimpse into University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. candidate Robert Henry’s dissertation on masculinity, identity, Aboriginal men and gangs.

Nine of the 16 men to be featured in Henry’s dissertation are included in the book, which was launched last month.

The four Saskatchewan women who brought the protest movement back to the grassroots through Idle No More have been recognized by an American magazine as part of its “Top 100 Global Thinkers.”

Foreign Policy’s annual list acknowledges Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean, and Nina Wilson “for demanding that Canada not leave its First Nations behind.”

Starring in Germany

Casey Pierro-Zabotel has taken his hockey talents overseas. More specifically, the 25-year-old forward who is from British Columbia’s Bonaparte First Nation is playing in Germany this season.

Pierro-Zabotel, who is in his fifth pro season, is a member of the Lausitzer Foxes, which competes in the DEL2, the second highest level of hockey in Germany.

Pierro-Zabotel is one of the club’s leading scorers. He was third in team scoring with 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) after 26 games.

Type 2 diabetes developed earlier in Aboriginal adults