2020 A year in review
We take a look back on the stories that made headlines this year. Source link
We take a look back on the stories that made headlines this year. Source link
A public health researcher, a disability sports advocate and several trailblazing women who achieved firsts in their fields are among the 61 people being honoured with New Year’s appointments to … Read More
The All Native Basketball Tournament, scheduled for Feb. 7 to 13 in Prince Rupert, B.C., has been cancelled for the first time in its 61-year history because of COVID-19 concerns. Established … Read More
Three years after an emergency airlift to isolated islands on Lake Superior, there are still concerns about the future of the world’s southernmost caribou herd. Michipicoten First Nation is calling … Read More
A Toronto doctor has created an award to support Indigenous medical students and encourage more Indigenous people to enter health care. The award is in memory of her adopted Indigenous … Read More
The first Indigenous-owned liquor store in Saskatchewan has opened near Saskatoon. The Patch Wine and Spirits is located on the English River First Nation urban reserve in the Grasswood community, … Read More
Northern First Nations are pushing the province to make Indigenous Manitobans more of a priority for COVID-19 vaccines. “We’re out here making sure that our Indigenous people in the north … Read More
A young Cree woman from the Thunderchild First Nation in Saskatchewan is taking her love of makeup to the next level. Nightsong Wapass’s steady hand and intricate eye shadow designs … Read More
When Jake Kanawaién:ton Cree decided to start an alpaca farm this summer, he intended to buy three animals. He ended up bringing home five including one who has become a family … Read More
More than 15,000 masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) are on their way to remote Indigenous communities in Nunavik, northern Quebec, all thanks to the effort of a woman in Erin Township in Wellington County. Tauni … Read More
A new project will use virtual reality technology to help engage youth learning about Nisga’a culture and language. The project called Raising Nisga’a Language, Sovereignty, and Land-based Education Through Traditional … Read More
As the Indigenous intern at the University of Alberta libraries, Kaia MacLeod noticed there were a lot of learning materials for the Blackfoot language and not nearly as many for … Read More