QIA announces recipient of the 2020-2021 John Amagoalik scholarship
Press Release Iqaluit, Nunavut – October 19, 2020 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to announce that Jenna Kilabuk is the 2020-2021 recipient of the John Amagoalik scholarship.…
Healing Horse Ride Aims to Unite Communities – PortageOnline.com
19 October 2020 Dakota Plains First Nation and Dakota Tipi First Nation got together for a unique celebration this weekend. Both communities held a horse ride from Dakota Tipi to…
BC Assembly of First Nations condemns escalating acts of destruction, violence and intimidation directed at Mi’kmaq fishers and calls for federal action
Press Release (Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC – October 18, 2020) – The Regional Chief and Board of Directors of the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) continues to…
Hillside Winery introduces Heritage series – The Daily Courier
The Naramata Bench’s geography was shaped by the last ice age. Aboriginal people have called it home for millennia. On the site that is now Hillside Winery at 1350 Naramata…
Face mask initiative sending masks with Indigenous designs to remote First Nations – CBC
Tyson Wesley started the Indigenous Face Masks initiative as a way to give back to his home community Oct 19, 2020 Several remote First Nations on the James Bay coast…
Marten Falls Community Access Road Project — Participant Funding Available
Press Release From: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada October 19, 2020 — Ottawa — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is making funding available to…
Listuguj Confirmed Case Update
Press Release LISTUGUJ, Gespe’gewa’gi – On October 15, 2020, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government (LMG) announced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Listuguj. We knew that this day would eventually come. We,…
Video showing violent arrest of N.L. Indigenous man prompts call for investigation – The Globe and Mail
The president of a Labrador Indigenous group is calling for an investigation after a video surfaced on social media that shows a municipal enforcement officer throwing a handcuffed man to…
Aboriginal Law Report Oct 12-18, 2020 – First Peoples Law
This week’s edition includes #AllEyesOnMikmaki, COVID-19, consultation, the colonizers’ rule of law, land defence, systemic racism, settler terrorism and more. Settler terrorism continues in Mi’kma’ki. Get informed with this explainer…
Commitment to Action Needed After Meeting on Racism Against Indigenous Peoples in Health Care
Press Release Thunder Bay, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says a firm commitment to action is needed following today’s virtual meeting between Indigenous leaders and federal…
