A grateful nephew mourns his most influential teacher
By Waub Rice OTTAWA –My aunt Elaine Rose Kelly, also known as Shawishkokeeshigogue (Blue Sky Woman), died suddenly on Wednesday morning (May 8) at the...
Dictator convicted of anti-Maya genocide
NEW YORK –Former military dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt has been convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity against the indigenous Mayan Ixil population during...
Students submit business plans
KAMLOOPS, BC – The “Kanata of Youth” team from Winnipeg won the 2013 top prize in the E-Spirit Business Plan competition with a proposal for...
Indigenous health project using old ideas
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – When Dr. Janet Smylie talks about doing things in a new way, she really means in an old way...
Canada Council salutes Sandra Laronde
TORONTO – Sandra Laronde, Red Sky Performance’s Founder and Artistic Director, is a recipient of the 2013 Victor Martyn Lynch‑Staunton Award. The awards, presented by...
Banking on Phil Fontaine
TORONTO – Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), has been appointed to a second three-year term as Special Advisor...
Fort William bans off-roaders
Fort William First Nation is banning off-road vehicle activities after the community’s pow-wow grounds on Mount McKay were desecrated on May 20th, Victoria Day. The...