Native Indian News and Articles in Canada (Page 7)

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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Newspaper Recants 'Racist' Letter, Expresses Regret, as Outrage Erupts in British Columbia

ICTMN Staff

April 01, 2013

The headline alone sparked outrage. “Educate First Nations to be Modern Citizens,” trumpeted the title. And it went downhill from there...

Coursera Offers Underwater Basketweaving as April Fools' Joke

ICTMN Staff

April 01, 2013

When a five-week long Underwater Basketweaving course showed up on Coursera’s home page, it looked legit—on the surface...

'The Tar Sands Disaster': Canadians Against Keystone XL, in The New York Times

ICTMN Staff

April 01, 2013

"If President Obama blocks the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all, he’ll do Canada a favor," writes Thomas Homer-Dixon, an international affairs instructor at the Balsillie Scho...

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Finally Hears Aboriginal Child Welfare Case

ICTMN Staff

April 01, 2013

After a seven-year legal fight waged by a prominent aboriginal-children’s advocate and the Assembly of First Nations against the federal government, the Canadian Human Rights Tribu...

Paul Simon's 'Sound of Silence' Backs Anti-Tanker Cautionary Video on Anniversary of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

ICTMN Staff

March 31, 2013

“Don’t be silent...

Idle No More Gathers Steam in Portland, Oregon, With Teach-in

Leah Gibson

March 30, 2013

As the Idle No More movement maintains its traction across Canada, the U.S...

Native Children Ask for Equal Rights in 'Letters to Canada' Video

ICTMN Staff

March 29, 2013

As the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the First Nations Children & Family Caring Society duke it out in the courts and before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, the child...

Celebrate National Aboriginal Languages Day

ICTMN Staff

March 29, 2013

This Sunday, March 31 is National Aboriginal Languages Day in Canada...

Eagle Eggs Expected to Hatch in Time for Easter

ICTMN Staff

March 29, 2013

Recently on Santa Catalina Island, California a majestic bald eagle laid three eggs that are scheduled to hatch this Easter weekend!...

Student Creates List of Female Aboriginal Firsts

ICTMN Staff

March 29, 2013

Doing a collage of indigenous female leaders proved challenging for student Sally Simpson. That’s because an easily accessible list of such women did not exist, until now...