Funding boom aids Indigenous education – Sault This Week
May 18, 2026 Sault’s Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig now can move on with expanded programming In a landmark announcement this April, the Ontario government committed $57 million to support Indigenous education…
LETTER: Cultural appropriation in the Vernon Tourism marketing – Vernon Morning Star
May 18, 2026 Scrolling through the Vernon tourism website under arts and culture, people are met with imagery of an Indigenous person who is wearing a traditional headdress. At first,…
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dies after car crash – CityNews
May 18, 2026 Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen, 45, has died in a crash in northern Alberta. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, said in a statement that Derksen died in a…
NWT’s diamond mine winter road moves into new, uncertain era – Cabin Radio
May 15, 2026 With one of the NWT’s three diamond mines no longer actively mining, one insolvent and a third in financial difficulty, the future of the winter road connecting…
Seeing MOA’s newest exhibit with Haida Eyes – The Ubyssey
May 15, 2026 The new exhibit, I Use My Haida Eyes, will run from May 14 to Oct. 12 at the Museum of Anthropology. It’s a showcase of the work…
Court quashes bid for Alberta independence referendum in favour of First Nations treaty rights – OKT LLP
May 15, 2026 In a decision delivered May 13th, 2026, Justice Shaina Leonard of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (the “Court”) has quashed the Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta’s (“CEO”) approval of an initiative petition on Alberta independence under the Citizens Initiative Act (“CIA”) put forward by…
Colby Cosh: Alberta judge pours gas on separatist fire – National Post
May 15, 2026 Ruling overriding referendum hands independence movement a righteous cause Wednesday’s King’s Bench ruling that invalidated the Alberta citizen petition on separatism is intricate and complicated, so instead…
Teachers, families protest School District 8 plan to replace Aboriginal Education staff – Trail Times
May 15, 2026 Families and teachers are opposing a sweeping change to Indigenous education in School District 8 that would replace teachers with support workers ahead of the fall semester.…
Iqaluit school wants you to drop the pop … can – Nunatsiaq News
May 15, 2026 Environmental club holds barbecue for aluminum can fundraiser Bring your cans, get a hot dog. That’s the promise Aqsarniit middle school’s Green Club is making to those…
Indigenous rights laws deserve more scrutiny than they’re getting – The Hub
May 15, 2026 As British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) has become a political flashpoint, reports this week suggested that the federal Conservatives are seeking…
