Youths begin six-day Adventures in Understanding canoe journey on Sunday in Peterborough – The Peterborough Examiner
August 23, 2017 An annual canoe trek paddled by Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth heads out of Beavermead Park on Sunday. Adventures in Understanding is a six-day paddling trip that brings…
Chief’s expenses outrageous – St. Albert Gazette
Aug 23, 2017 Further to your article (Gazette, July 12), I’m just gob-smacked that nobody in your reading audience saw fit to write about this. It is outrageous that Chief…
Former lodge could house students – The Chronicle Journal
Aug 23, 2017 The Chronicle-Journal Matawa First Nations Management is hoping the former Grandview Lodge building will become a second home for some of its students attending school in Thunder…
Full evacuation ordered for Poplar River First Nation – 880 CKLQ
Winnipeg, MB (CKLQ) – A full evacuation has been ordered for the Poplar River First Nation as a wildfire rages on the town’s edge. Last week, 285 people were evacuated…
Paton says NDP wasting money fighting pipeline – Delta Optimist
August 23, 2017 The New Democrat government is about to waste taxpayers’dollars only to fail in stopping the Trans Mountain Pipeline project, says Delta South MLA Ian Paton. The new…
Personal stories underscore Indigenous health symposium at U of T – U of T News
Families grappling with intergenerational traumas resulting from the residential school system. Troubling experiences of homelessness. Distressing examples of racism in the health-care system. Personal stories – some of which were…
Legalization of pot should recognize ‘systemic racism’ of status quo: Liberal MP – BCLocalNews.com
Aug 23, 2017 The plan to legalize marijuana should recognize that the black community has been overly criminalized for using the drug, says a Liberal MP who is calling on…
NAN symposium focuses on traditional foods, food preparation – CBC
70 delegates from NAN communities attending three-day event Aug 23, 2017 Traditional foods and food preparation are on the table this week, as about 70 delegates from Nishnawbe Aski Nation…
Opinion: Corporations must play a part in reconciliation – Edmonton Journal
August 23, 2017 Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report was released two years ago, individuals and organizations from all sectors of society, from sports groups to universities, religious…
Indigenous peoples courts: How they can help offenders – CBC
In some cases, judges will sit down with offender, elders in sentencing circles Aug 23, 2017 The idea of a courtroom for Indigenous people is a new concept for the…
