Members of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission approached the United Nations on April 27 at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to see if the global community could support an international forum to deal with the legacy of Aboriginal abuse. […]

A suspected $80,000 worth of drugs were seized in the Moose Cree First Nation community in March by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) that included marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs. The NAPS had been conducting an investigation into several occurrences […]

Ashley Callingbull from the Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta will compete for the title of Miss Universe Canada. According to CTV News, what sets the 21-year-old apart from the other 63 competitors, is that she will be using her troubled […]

Once again the town of Rouyn-Noranda will be the epicentre of the guitar world as it holds the sixth annual Festival des Guitares du Monde from May 22-30. Since its inception, the festival has grown from a modest four-day event […]

I like to do my research on the Internet. I guess I have always been a geek when it comes to computers. The Internet is a vast wealth of knowledge for me as a writer. I can find just about […]

While the Maori of New Zealand continue to celebrate their nation’s signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, many Canadians are still wondering when and how Canada will start taking steps to endorse it. Though […]

What began as a research project to bring the youth and the Elders of the Mushkegowuk region together has become one of the most innovative Cree leaning websites on the Internet. A few years ago, Stan Louttit (not the Mushkegowuk […]

When two boats were spotted in the Hudson River by a roving news helicopter, little did the reporter on the story realize that the environmental movement was about to change. It wasn’t until later in the day, Earth Day April […]

While their mission over the last five years has been research driven, the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s Sisters In Spirit (SIS) initiative is in the process of reinventing itself: using knowledge to pave the way for change. On April […]

Giving your child a Native name was something that was used by our ancestors. However, this tradition was almost wiped out when we were introduced to Christianity. Most churches and missionaries refused to consider Innu names, so we took on […]