Weekend News in Brief
Here is a roundup of news making headlines in Indigenous country and beyond this weekend. Rez dog commandos conduct daring raid Rez dog commandos conducted a daring raid on Friday…
Liberals create two more Indigenous Departments, bringing total to four
In a move it said will better serve the needs of Indigenous peoples, the federal government is once again re-organizing its bureaucracy, sub-dividing both the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and…
Bennett under fire for Reconcili-ACTION exercise videos
Canada’s Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations has come under fire after it emerged that she recently appeared in a series of workout videos titled Reconcili-ACTION. The videos, reminiscent of the wildly…
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,…
Author Joseph Boyden appointed to Canada’s top court
Author Joseph Boyden has been named Canada’s newest appointment to the country’s top court. Boyden, the acclaimed author of best-selling novels Three Day Road, Through Black Spruce and The Orenda,…
Is Canada ready for sweetgrass smoothies?
Move over wheatgrass, there’s a new superfood in town: sweetgrass! That’s right — the plant Indigenous people normally smudge with during ceremony is now making its debut as an alternative…
Head of National Congress of American Indians issues 17-minute long exasperated sigh
The head of the National Congress of American Indians issued a 17-minute long exasperated sigh after hearing news that U.S. President Donald Trump used a slur at an event meant…
Canada to present full-grown Indigenous man to Royal Couple as engagement gift
Canada has announced that it will present a full-grown Cree man as an engagement gift to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, continuing a little-known custom that has existed since treaties…
Sask. parents upset after Indigenous curriculum turns kids into First Nation, Métis, Inuit Peoples
Some Saskatchewan parents are upset with the province’s newly introduced Indigenous curriculum after their previously non-Indigenous children returned home from school as First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. “I’m all…
Indigenous man watching Downton Abbey knows what it’s like when white people watch Dances With Wolves now
An Indigenous man who binge-watched several seasons of the historical drama Downton Abbey told reporters he’s pretty sure he knows how white people feel when they watch Dances With Wolves.…