Native Indian News and Articles in Canada (Page 6)

Canada Marks Fifth Anniversary of Historic Residential School Apology

June 11 marks the fifth anniversary of the day that Prime...

Visit Nunavut's Mount Thor, World's Steepest, Tallest Cliff

In Auyuittuq National Park on remote Baffin Island in...

British Columbia’s Enbridge Pipeline Rejection Could Raise Keystone XL Questions

Citing environmental-safety concerns, the newly elected...

'Gifts From the Elders': Documentary Follows Anishinaabe Youth Journey to Environmental Awareness

In the film Gifts from the Elders, five Anishinaabe youth...

Desecrated Pow Wow Grounds Healing

The sacred Mount McKay Pow Wow Grounds on Fort William...

400-Year-Old Moss Emerges From Under Arctic Glacier, Still Alive

It’s eons-old moss, and it has not been seen in at least...

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Elder Raymond Robinson Ends Hunger Strike as Health Deteriorates

ICTMN Staff

April 10, 2013

Elder Raymond Robinson ended his hunger strike on April 9 after nearly a week without food or water, as his health started to deteriorate significantly...

Poutine Crisis: Canadians Panic as Surplus of St-Albert Cheese Curds Run Low After Fire

ICTMN Staff

April 08, 2013

St-Albert Cheese Co-operative made the best, squeaky cheese curds. They were the key ingredient in really good poutine—large curds and beef gravy poured over hot, thick-cut fries...

Who's Got Reservations? A Discussion About Journalism in Indian Country

Thomas Vinciguerra

April 08, 2013

If the many issues facing Indian country are not better known or understood it is partly because the major media have failed to cover them properly...

Poetry From 'Beautiful Razor,' by Al Hunter, for National Poetry Month

Al Hunter

April 07, 2013

[ Editor’s Note: Al Hunter is the author of Beautiful Razor: Love Songs and Other Lies , and two other books of poetry...

Life in Miniature: The Deeply Poetic Thoughts of Al Hunter

Konnie LeMay

April 07, 2013

Al Hunter has been many things. He has served as chief of Rainy River First Nations in Ontario and is a member of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty No. 3...

First Nations Claim Coercion as Harper Makes Aid Contingent on Legislation Support

David P. Ball

April 06, 2013

Numerous First Nation bands are alleging that the federal government is threatening them with loss of funding for essential services if they do not, in essence, endorse controversi...

Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Wins Prestigious Tourism Award Again

ICTMN Staff

April 05, 2013

The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) located in Whistler, BC has been recognized by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia with the 2013 B.C Cultural Centre ...

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Determined in Blockade Atop Four Enbridge Pipelines in Minnesota

David P. Ball

April 04, 2013

More than a month after members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa set up camp atop four oil pipelines to protest Enbridge Inc.’s alleged lack of easements across their tribal territ...

Aboriginal Language Gets Official Status in Nunavut, Canada

ICTMN Staff

April 04, 2013

As of April 1, Inuktitut became an official language of Nunavut, putting it on par with English and French in the territory...

Veteran NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen Leaves Government to Fight Climate Change and Keystone XL

ICTMN Staff

April 03, 2013

The Keystone XL pipeline is in James Hansen’s sights as the famed climate scientist retires from NASA, where he has worked for more than 40 years, in order to spread the message ab...