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05/06/2024

“Jim Thorpe showcased unparalleled athleticism and he transcended racial barriers…”

President Joe Biden recognized Native American athlete Jim Thorpe May 3, posthumously awarding the Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

It’s the highest civilian honour in the United States. Biden said he grew up hearing about Thorpe, “the greatest athlete of all time”, from his grandfather.

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08/18/2023

08/03/2023

“You can't undo all of the abuse and horrors that they all suffered. You can't undo it.”

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a revised final settlement agreement that sees more victims and survivors compensated for the discriminatory child welfare practices of the federal government in delivering services to First Nations children and families living on reserve. The revised....

08/01/2023

“It brought back the memories of the trauma that they had to go through.”

‘Emotional’ journey to site of former Hamilton TB sanatorium, cemetery

During the 1940s to the 1960s tuberculosis peaked among Inuit communities with Canada shipping thousands of Inuit south to be treated in sanatoria.

They were cut off from their language, their culture, their homes and their loved ones.

Inuit survivors made a trip back to Hamilton last week to visit the site where the Mountain Sanatorium was once located to provide some closure for the trauma they endured there.

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08/01/2023

“The response so far from the public has been outstanding.”

An Indigenous-curated exhibit is part of a new multi-million-dollar gallery that has been added to the Muskoka Discovery Centre. For the past five years the centre, located in Gravenhurst, Ont., has been undergoing a massive 12,000-square foot addition. The expansion project, which is costing a tota...

07/31/2023

“I've got two more big announcements coming out this summer, stuff that we've been working on…”

Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson will be getting help from a newly appointed parliamentary secretary to meet the tasks on his agenda, including climate and health items, as outlined in his most recent mandate letter from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. “That's going to help me out a lot t...

07/31/2023

“There's a lot of people that don't have access to their traditional foods. These are real issues that are right now.”

Willie Poll has released her second children’s book titled Minnow: The girl who became part fish. “My story is about a young Indigenous water protector who goes on this underwater adventure and just goes about learning about some of the atrocities that are happening within the oceans,” Poll to...

07/28/2023

“Look where we are again. It’s disappointing.”

Reaction to a wholesale Cabinet shuffle yesterday by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which included the removal of two ministers integral to the national Indigenous agenda, demonstrates a divide of perspectives between First Nations and Métis in Ontario. Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare is f...

07/27/2023

“We want (audiences) to be exposed to Indigenous artists.”

Elaine Bomberry is hoping a new format proves to be successful for an Indigenous music festival. During the past two years, Bomberry, a member of Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, had been hired to fill portions of 13 weekends with some Indigenous musical programming at Toronto’s Ontario ...

07/26/2023

“Wachiya is a big part of the Cree nation, especially for the artist, because there's no other venue for them to sell their product.”

The virtual store, operated by the not-for-profit organization Cree Native Arts and Crafts Association, came online March 31 and there’s a promise for a brick-and-mortar location in Montreal by Christmas. It has been a long time in the making, says the association’s executive director Gaston Coo...

07/26/2023

“I got this really powerful knowledge, and it was that I would have these three animals that would guide me.”

Little did Beatrice Mosionier expect that her first novel, In Search of April Raintree, would have such a profound impact on Indigenous readership. But perhaps she should have. When she was seven or eight years old, she was working in the basement of her second foster home in St. Norbert, a suburb o...

07/25/2023

“Louis Riel was, even when he was in exile, he was surrounded by his family and he surrounded them (and) there was all this love.”

Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian Annie Murray at the University of Calgary couldn’t believe it when the owner of a rare bookstore in that southern Alberta city told her about a collection of letters from Louis Riel. Aquila Books owner Cameron Treleaven approached Murray about “someth...

07/25/2023

“The 2023 host society did a fantastic job. They definitely have raised the bar.”

The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be returning to the province where they were first launched. The multi-sport Games were first held in Edmonton back in 1990. It was announced at this year’s NAIG, which wrapped up this past weekend, that Calgary had been awarded hosting rights for th...

07/23/2023

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07/23/2023

Job Board:

Oskâpêw (Student Helper) University of Alberta Student Services First Peoples' House Competition No. - S114850812D1 Posting Date - Jul 13, 2023 Closing Date - Will remain open until filled. Position Type - Full Time - Operating Funded Salary Range - $59,408 to $82,223 per year Grade - 10 Hours - 3...

07/23/2023

Job Board:

FNS Community Indigenous Program Coordinator University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies Competition No. - S115751463 Posting Date - Jul 12, 2023 Closing Date - Will remain open until filled. Position Type - Full Time - Operating Funded Salary Range - $51,055 to $69,342 per year Grade - 08 Hours...

07/23/2023

Job Board:

kise yôtin (calm wind) University of Alberta SS First Peoples' House Competition No. - A114849565D1 Closing Date - Will remain open until filled. This is a repost of A114849565. Previous applicants do not need to re-apply. This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the Univ...

07/20/2023

“Denialism needs to be confronted and challenged.”

Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples chair Senator Brian Francis calls a report released July 19 a “road map” to help survivors of Indian residential schools and their families. Honouring the Children Who Never Came Home: Truth, Education and Reconciliation is a 30-page report that examines ...

07/20/2023

The Nick Nurse Foundation Summer Jazz & Groove Lab starts July 24.

Indigenous high school students are among those who will benefit from a donation to a York University music program by former Toronto Raptors’ head coach Nick Nurse. About 50 students will participate in The Nick Nurse Foundation Summer Jazz & Groove Lab, a series of workshops that will be held Ju...

07/20/2023

The Canadian Native Fastball Championships will be staged Aug. 4 to Aug. 6 in Calgary.

More than 50 Indigenous fastball squads from across the country will be in Alberta next month to decide national bragging rights. The Canadian Native Fastball Championships will be staged Aug. 4 to Aug. 6 in Calgary. The tournament will feature five divisions. The highest calibre of play will be in....

07/20/2023

The Games’ closing ceremonies will then be held on July 23.

The Saskatchewan contingent was leading the over-all medal standings at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) heading into July 20 action. About 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff have converged in Nova Scotia for this year’s Games, which began July 15. Indigenous athletes from across Can...

07/20/2023

Owen Headrick racked up 54 points in 61 regular season matches with the Idaho Steelheads.

Owen Headrick is moving up the hockey ladder. Following a successful rookie pro campaign, it was announced on July 18 that the 25-year-old member of Garden River First Nation in northern Ontario has inked a contract with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). The AHL is the top mino...

07/20/2023

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