The first ever N’we Jinan music and art festival took place June 24-25 in Mistissini, bringing together a delegation of 80 youth from Eeyou Istchee and beyond who were involved in the production of N’we Jinan’s three music albums. They […]

In its 20 years of existence, National Aboriginal Day has come to represent the ever-evolving relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canada. It doesn’t have the recognition that comes with being a statutory holiday. But it is our day to come […]

Despite the challenges Attawapiskat youth have faced recently, one group of teens has managed to rise up from the dust and, with the help of the DAREarts charity, has produced a music video that speaks to both their frustrations and […]

Eight months after the Val-d’Or police crisis caused an uproar across Quebec, the lack of information, charges or any other resolution of allegations against provincial police officers in the town is leading many to question why the investigation by the […]

  They set out to raise $10,000, and ended up with $13,600. For an organization used to seeing its budgets cut, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) had a happy surprise with this year’s third annual Spirit Walk fundraising […]

Victoria Lean’s documentary After the Last River follows the one-sided relationship between Attawapiskat, one of Canada’s poorest Indigenous communities, and De Beers, the world’s largest diamond mining company. In 2008, De Beers opened the Victor Mine, just 90 km up […]

The crowded auditorium falls silent as the speaker approaches the podium to address the graduating class of 2016. It’s a big moment but it’s one our speaker is used to. Abel Bosum has spoken all over the world, negotiated landmark […]

For Indigenous people, says André-Yanne Parent, “the experience of school has been very traumatic.” That’s why Parent, of the group Youth Fusion, is working to ensure that schools reach out to parents. She wants schools to “go outside of their […]

Three young families in Waskaganish are left scratching their heads after being informed by their local chief and council on June 10 that their rent-to-own housing applications initially approved more than a year ago are now being refused. In spring […]

In light of the ongoing controversy regarding the Cree Nation Government’s land claim in Ontario Superior Court and vocal opposition to the lawsuit by representatives of First Nations communities in northern Ontario, the Nation reached out to Grand Chief Matthew […]