The Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games Host Society has announced a partnership with McMaster University and the City of Hamilton to create “a western hub” for the eight-day international sport and cultural event scheduled for July 16 to July 23, 2017.

Five of the 14 sport competitions will be held in the Greater Hamilton Area including:

3-D Archery (Hamilton Angling and Hunting Association)

Lacrosse (Gaylord Powless Arena and Iroquois Lacrosse Arena)

Softball (Turner Park, Hamilton)

Soccer (Ron Joyce Stadium, McMaster University)

The Stz'uminus First Nation joined BC Ferries and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council to reveal the second of three Coast Salish designs for the new Salish Class ferries.

John Marston of Stz’uminus First Nation designed the artwork that will be on the new Salish Eagle.

Marston’s depiction of beautiful red eagles will adorn the hull of the new vessel. The design represents the strength and respect the eagle carries in First Nations culture. Marston’s work is strongly influenced by his Coast Salish ancestors and their work.

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 Brett Merchant’s walk along the Highway of Tears underscores the message delivered by both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal leaders: That the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls is a Canadian concern.

Merchant, from Cranbrook, is non-Indigenous.

Alanis Obomsawin’s latest film is a condemnation of Canada’s discrimination against its most vulnerable citizens – First Nations children.

In 2007, the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and the Assembly of First Nations filed a landmark discrimination complaint against the federal government. They argued that child and family welfare services provided to First Nations children on reserves were underfunded and inferior to services offered to other Canadian children. The film chronicles the events following the filing of the human rights complaint

Seneca orator outwitted Christian missionary

On a sweltering August afternoon, tourists stroll languidly inside the flint-studded walls of Old Fort Erie in southern Ontario, examining cannons and perusing interpretive displays.

Across clipped lawns to the east, the slow-moving Niagara River underscores the striking Buffalo, U.S. skyline.

August 29, 2016. Students from NorQuest College’s third annual First Nation, Métis and Inuit Summer Youth Leadership Program celebrated successful completion on Aug. 26. Thirty-six youth earned high school credits through the program. This year’s theme focused on self-esteem and leadership development where each student took part in activities such as volunteering at the food bank, learning about the uses of Indigenous medicinal plants, and physically-testing events such as team building on high ropes. Youth who participated came mainly from the Edmonton region.

August 25, 2016.

After years of talking, Argintina Hailey has joined forces with others in her First Nation’s community to host Morley Pride this weekend.

“You can say, in some terms, it’s our ‘coming-out,” said Hailey.

It’s not a coming-out for Hailey. She’s been performing as a drag queen for 16 years – not quite half her life. She created Argintina Hailey in Calgary, where she performs mostly, but has taken her drag queen persona to shows in Edmonton, Vancouver, Houston, Spokane, and Las Vegas.

The arm of the Assembly of First Nations in British Columbia (BCAFN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the BC Business Council Sept. 6 which outlines an economic development partnership between First Nations and business leaders in the province.

It focuses on providing a remedy for the negative economic and social outcomes for First Nations in B.C.

September 7, 2016. Joel Ground and Ashley Callingbull are among the three finalists in this season’s The Amazing Race Canada. On Tuesday night, they placed second, securing themselves a spot in next week’s finale. Winning would earn them $250,000. The father-daughter duo from the Enoch Cree Nation started last night’s leg in fourth place and battled their way upwards to finish in second.

September 7, 2016.

The environmental stewardship that the NDP government has embraced as policy is an opportunity for Indigenous people to lead.

“We have that ancestral connection as environmentalists to take care of Mother Earth, to look after Mother Earth and in turn Mother Earth looks after us. But in order for us to do that we’ve got to create some sort of systems where we’re not destroying or creating havoc in regards to the environment. That’s where I see First Nations have that ability to step on board and do that,” said Desmond Bull.