Warriors honoured at York
By Brian Charles TORONTO –As people gathered along the Toronto shoreline, waiting for the fire to be lit for a sunrise ceremony, birds offering...
Book Review: Indigenous Peoples struggling against climate change
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Climate change’s effects are starting to be felt around the world, and indigenous populations are in many cases among the first to...
Agreement changes an ‘abuse of power’
Text of a March 28, 2013 letter from Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee to Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Dear Minister:...
Language teachers ‘Gchi-nendama’
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN — Roseanne Monague is one of seven Christian Island language-keepers who participated in a 160-hour immersion program to equip them...
Farm tales: It turns out that goats are wimps
By Jennifer Ashawasegai Not all hay is created equal. That was news to me last spring when I took my young Billy to the vet....
Granny stops grader
Oklahoma grandmother Nancy Zorn, 79, was taken into police custody after locking herself to a piece of heavy machinery, effectively halting construction on TransCanada’s Keystone...
Funding cap shadows education progress
By ROJ Staff In 1996 Canada put a 2% cap on increases for funding First Nations education. The 2% cap has entrenched discriminatory funding shortages...