Walking Eagle News Weekend Update
From the Walking Eagle News weekend desk, here are the stories making headlines in Indigenous country and beyond. World Cribbage Championship coming to APTN APTN will be the official broadcaster…
‘Secret Santa’ eating up too much time at AFN assembly, critics say
Some leaders say the annual ‘Secret Santa’ gift exchange is taking up too much time at the Assembly of First Nations special Chief’s assembly, which is underway in Ottawa this…
Chuck Strahl, Bernard Valcourt lines of ‘Indian Affairs Glasses’ discontinued by feds
The federal Indigenous Services department said it is discontinuing two lines of eyeglasses available to First Nations, effective immediately. Known popularly as “Indian Affairs Glasses” after the department’s former title,…
Hipster, millennial Chiefs ruining Assembly of First Nations, insiders say
There are growing complaints that hipster, millennial Chiefs are having a negative effect on the Assembly of First Nations. “They come to meetings with their skinny jeans, organic, single-source headdresses…
First ever ChiefCon a smashing success, organizers say
The first ever ChiefCon hasn’t even wrapped up yet in Ottawa but organizers are already calling it a smashing success. ChiefCon is similar to ComicCon but instead of superheros, participants…
Black Friday turns to pandemonium in remote community
Black Friday turned to pandemonium on the Sandy Lake First Nation in northern Ontario as at least three Kokums shuffled into the local Northern Shop to take advantage of rock-bottom…
Massive data leak reveals food hiding secrets of nation’s rez dogs
An enormous new leak of rez dog records — rivalling the Panama Papers in size and scope — is laying bare some of the food-hiding secrets of the nation’s rez…
Study suggests Indigenous Peoples often studied
The results of a new study suggest that Indigenous Peoples and communities are often the subjects of studies, surveys and reports. “Whether it’s universities, government, health agencies of just study…
Indigenous Services unveils new state-of-the-art honey bucket
The Federal Indigenous Services department unveiled its new line of electronic honey buckets, at a highly anticipated press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday. The honey bucket, which is sometimes called…
Hobbitism spreading among Indigenous youth, leaders warn
First Nations people are sounding the alarm over a growing number of their youth who are converting to Hobbitism, a lifestyle inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic Lord of the Rings…