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First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues
March 29, 2019 at 3:59 pm
A young First Nations hockey team enjoyed the NHL treatment earlier this month, courtesy of St. Louis Blues star Ryan O’Reilly. The First Nations Elites AAA Bantam squad were invited by O’Reilly and his mother Bonnie to spend the day with members of the Blues before taking in the action at the Canadian Tire Centre as St. Louis..
Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall
March 29, 2019 at 3:55 pm
After 10 years of struggle, Indian Day School survivor Garry McLean missed seeing justice done by three weeks. McLean, the representative plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit representing students at the schools, died February 19 – just before he could attend the signing of an agreement with the federal government to settle the..
First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis
March 29, 2019 at 3:52 pm
In Canada’s rush to legalize cannabis, many First Nations felt that there was inadequate consultation and preparation regarding issues such as revenue sharing, regulatory control and taxation. Some have chosen not to wait for provincial governments to dictate the terms of cultivation, sales and distribution. Listuguj Mi’gmaq..
Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission
March 29, 2019 at 3:50 pm
According to some First Nations legends, hope and justice begin in the east – where dawn’s light first reaches Turtle Island. This is one underlying theme of the award-winning documentary Dawnland, which recently screened at Montreal’s Concordia University as part of the Cinema Politica series. The film follows the Maine-Wabanaki..

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

March 1, 2019 at 4:55 pm

The Canadian Paediatric Society is now recommending the introduction of foods such as peanuts and eggs for at-risk children as..

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

March 15, 2019 at 3:23 pm

Her full traditional name – Waseskwan Iskwew – translates as Blue Sky Woman. But iskwē believes she has come from the stars. The..

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

March 1, 2019 at 4:40 pm

Those eyes again! The same as last week. Piercing through the brush, watching. We have all seen them around – the wandering,..

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

March 29, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Changes to the format and scheduling at this year’s Rupert River Cup made for exciting game play at the hockey and broomball..

In The Issue

The Prongs of Fighting Oppression

Having served 103 days in jail for defying a court order for staging protests at a potential uranium mining site near Sharbot Lake, Ontario, college professor and retired Ardoch Algonquin Chief Robert Lovelace has no regrets about serving time but […]

by Amy German / on September 26, 2008 at 7:01 pm /

IN THE ISSUE

First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues

Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall

First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis

Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission

UPDATES

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

CULTURE & TRADITION

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

SPORTS

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

In The Issue

The Prongs of Fighting Oppression

Old Man River

Phelps of the North

The Worth of a Modern Treaty

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