Residential school runaway remembers harrowing journey that killed his two friends – CBC
‘At the time, as young kids, it sounded good … like we were going to make it in a day or 2’ Sep 21, 2017 When the highway connecting Inuvik…
First Nation implores AWOL chief to come home – Winnipeg Free Press
ROSEAU RIVER — A southern Manitoba First Nation with a troubled political history issued a public appeal Wednesday for its chief to return to work and help mend decades of…
$13.5-million boost for Indigenous students at VIU – Times Colonist
Vancouver Island University is increasing learning opportunities for Indigenous students by providing $13.5 million in new funding. Initiatives include extra supports such as “education navigators,” who work on campuses and…
CPAWS Manitoba adventures with Cree nation youth at colour-changing lake – Cpaws
Sep 19 2017 Fifteen high school students as well as community members and educators from Mosakahiken Cree Nation are with CPAWS Manitoba and Twin River Travel this week at Little…
Talk on systemic racism stirs the pot – St. Paul Journal
Sep 20, 2017 It was as if the cork of a bottle popped off, and frustration, anger and pain came gushing out, when St. Paul’s Reunion Station held a Friday…
Everyone invited to help name new bridge to honour Indigenous people – StarPhoenix
September 20, 2017 For Harry Lafond, naming Saskatoon’s new north commuter bridge means a lot more than just applying a label to a piece of municipal infrastructure. Lafond, a residential…
Three grant programs open through Indigenous Culture Fund – NorthBayNipissing.com
Sep 20, 2017 TORONTO — Three grant programs are currently accepting submissions through the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Culture Fund, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli announced recently. Details of the programs…
Kinew ‘reckless’ in relationship – Winnipeg Free Press
Common-law wife, who alleged abuse in 2003, gives more details of NDP leader’s past If Wab Kinew feels like he’s been under siege since being elected as the controversial new…
Three grant programs open through Indigenous Culture Fund – NorthBayNipissing.com
Sep 20, 2017 TORONTO — Three grant programs are currently accepting submissions through the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Culture Fund, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli announced recently. Details of the programs…
Chicago museum gets ‘cultural repatriation’ award for returning Inuit remains to Labrador – CBC
Remains of 22 Inuit removed from grave sites in 1927 and brought to Chicago were returned to Labrador in 2011 Sep 21, 2017 A renowned American museum and an Inuit…
