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Dennis Whitford is hoping to provide both a "spiritual (and) physical type of growth" to the 20 or so youngsters who take traditional dance instruction from him.
The boys and girls in his class range in age from five to 15 years old and meet once a week in McLennan, located…
Dennis Whitford is hoping to provide both a "spiritual (and) physical type of growth" to the 20 or so youngsters who take traditional dance instruction from him.
The boys and girls in his class range in age from five to 15 years old and meet once a week in McLennan, located about 30 km…
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The man that helped end the Gustafsen Lake standoff wants no publicity. In his opinion, publicity and power politics are what led to the protracted tensions between the police and the people in the Sundance camp.
"He doesn't want a big name for himself, or to be known," said…
Caption: Elder Vinnia Vanoverdyck (left) stands with Suzanne Dzus, ccordinator for the Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Women.
Annual Valentine’s march honours murdered, missing women
Beating ceremonial drums, singing a traditional west coast women’s warrior…
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Mel Gervaise calls himself "pure Metis, right back to the Red River."
A Native Studies teacher/cultural liaison in the Catholic School System in Lloydminster, Gervaise is very serious about joining two strands of his Metis heritage - Catholicism and Native spirituality -…
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Mel Gervaise calls himself "pure Metis, right back to the Red River."
A Native Studies teacher/cultural liaison in the Catholic School System in Lloydminster, Gervaise is very serious about joining two strands of his Metis heritage - Catholicism and Native spirituality -…
At least 31 people have now been arrested in anti-shale gas fracking protests in New Brunswick, including a journalist who alleges police attempted to pay him to become an informant.
Most of those arrested trying to stop SWN Resources Canada’s seismic testing have been Indigenous land…
AltaLink supports Alberta Indigenous Games
At its National Aboriginal Day celebrations on June 16, Alberta’s largest electricity transmission provider, AltaLink announced a new sponsorship with the upcoming Alberta Indigenous Games, which will be held in Edmonton from…
To help re-set the relationship between the Crown and First Nations people within Canada, leaders of the Anishinabek Nation offered up a symbolic gesture. Just before the opening ceremonies of the Crown First Nations Gathering on Jan. 24, a wampum belt was set on the stage, backwards, then…
Tilly, A Story of Hope and Resilience
Author: Monique Gray Smith
Published by Sono Nis Press
Review by Shari Narine
It’s hard not to pull for Tilly. After all, who doesn’t want someone who becomes attached to…
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Justice Minister Anne McLellan tabled new legislation on Feb. 5 that places a strong emphasis on crime prevention and rehabilitation. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, many of those who commit non-violent offences will be diverted from the criminal justice system into…
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Justice Minister Anne McLellan tabled new legislation on Feb. 5 that places a strong emphasis on crime prevention and rehabilitation. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, many of those who commit non-violent offences will be diverted from the criminal justice system into…
May 5, 2016.
The sole remaining Métis trapper’s cabin in downtown Fort McMurray has burned to the ground.
“Harvey was just able to grab a few papers. The fire was coming down the hill so they had to take off,” said Bill Loutitt, vice-president for the McMurray Métis local. “There’s…
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Gradually, very gradually, lives are being touched. Attitudes are changing and people are finding something meaningful and deep inside themselves that they didn't know existed. The catalyst for this change is a series of cultural awareness workshops. At the heart is a most unusual…
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Eric Crow Shoe has an incredible story to tell. It's one about detours, anger, hatred and about losing himself. And it's about discovering tools, finding the Creator and recovery.
Crow Shoe shared his story with about 300 recovering alcoholics and drug addicts at the…