Native Indian News and Articles in Canada (Page 8)

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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'Cafe Daughter' Chronicles Canadian Insitutionalized Racism in the Mid-20th Century

Alex Jacobs

March 28, 2013

Ninety minutes of compelling story, an astounding performance of 12 characters by one amazing actress, great script and art direction, many painful truths and a pile of tear-soaked...

Métis and Off-Reserve Aboriginals Await Outcome of Harper Appeal of Court Status Ruling

ICTMN Staff

March 28, 2013

The Canadian government is appealing a court ruling that gives Métis and off-reserve aboriginals the same constitutional status as those who live on reserves...

Panda-Harper Memes Fly as Prime Minister Jets to Toronto Instead of Greeting Nishiyuu Walkers

ICTMN Staff

March 27, 2013

As the Nishiyuu walkers basked in the glow of their triumphant arrival in Ottawa after a 900-mile snowshoe trek from remote Whapmagoostui, Quebec, on March 26, the memes started fl...

Nishiyuu Youth Walkers Greeted by Cheering, Thousands-Strong Crowd in Ottawa

Paul Seesequasis

March 27, 2013

It was a triumph of the next generation, a beacon pointing toward the future...

Be It "Panda-ring" or "Panda-monium," Stephen Harper Welcomes Iconic Chinese Bears for 10-Year Stay

ICTMN Staff

March 25, 2013

Debate swirls over the piping of bituminous crude through pristine aboriginal territory to the British Columbia coast, destined for China...

Bill Before Parliament Would Require Canadian Government to Adhere to U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

ICTMN Staff

March 25, 2013

A bill that would require the Canadian government to adhere to the principles in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is before Parliament, and though...

U.S. Senate Endorses Keystone XL 62–37 in Symbolic, Non-Binding Vote

ICTMN Staff

March 24, 2013

In an amendment to the budget bill—the first fiscal plan it has approved in four years—the U.S. Senate on Friday voted 62–37 in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline project...

Green-Tailed Fireball Wows Turtle Island's Eastern Seaboard

ICTMN Staff

March 23, 2013

Last month a meteor streaked across the skies above the Ural mountain range in Siberia, and on Friday March 22 it was Turtle Island's turn...

First Day of Spring Brings the Light, but not a Hint of Heat

ICTMN Staff

March 20, 2013

It’s the first day of spring, when day and night are just about equal in length. The moment occurred at 7:02 a.m. Eastern Time today...

Lakota Black Belt Is Crowd Sourcing to Fund Arming Sisters, a Self-Defense Initiative Across Turtle Island

ICTMN Staff

March 19, 2013

Young Lakota woman Patricia (Patti) Stein is a self-described “veterinary nurse, artist, taekwondo junkie, nomad” and strong advocate for her people...