Millions sought NAHO information

By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – In its last full year before being shut down by the 2012 federal budget, the National Aboriginal Health Organization had...

Huron remains to be reburied

WENDAKE, QC — Grand Chief Konrad Sioui of the Huron-Wendat Nation has signed an agreement with the University of Toronto and the Heritage Trust of...

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...

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...

Garden River unveils arbour, community plan

GARDEN RIVER FN – The unveiling of a Community Arbour at a May 16th ceremony  also marked the introduction of this First Nation’s Comprehensive Community...

Mary Lou Smoke honoured as educator

Mary Lou Smoke, Asayenes Kwe, Bear Clan, Batchewana Bay, was recognized in London, Ont. as a 2013 YMCA Woman of Excellence for her work in...