‘How about your spirit animal is shut the f***k up?’ says Anishinaabe woman
Fatigued from the high amount of white people claiming things are their ‘spirit animal,’ Lisa Maiingan, an Anishinaabe woman from Sole Lake, Ont., spoke out against the practice on Tuesday.…
Entire federal Liberal government caught in massive dreamcatcher
Every member of the federal Liberal government is caught in a giant dreamcatcher constructed on a Manitoba First Nation, authorities announced on Friday. First responders are attempting to free the…
New study suggests you’re all just lucky Billy Jack isn’t here
The results of a new study released on Thursday suggest that you’re all just lucky that 1970s-era Indigenous action movie hero Billy Jack isn’t here. Researchers from the Institute of…
Unarmed Indigenous men urged to wear image of non-threatening white men on backs after latest shooting
Unarmed Indigenous men are being urged to wear the image of a non-threatening white man on their backs to avoid being shot in the back by armed white men who…
Trudeau marks National Indigenous People’s Day by saying something about ‘meaningful reconciliation’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off National Indigenous People’s Day by saying something about ‘meaningful reconciliation.’ “Something something something meaningful reconciliation,” Trudeau said. “Something something something Indigenous rights legislation, something…
‘Think of it as an historical re-enactment’: Regina park cleared of Indigenous demonstrators before Canada Day
A Regina camp set up to draw attention to the disproportionate number of Indigenous kids in the child welfare system has been cleared by police to make way for Canada…
Canadians react with horror, disgust to same thing that happens to Indigenous kids here
Canadians are reacting with horror and disgust as the United States Border Patrol forcefully separates families from their children, a widespread practice that lasted a century in this country’s residential…
Trudeau anxiously checks mailbox again for Great White Father’s Day cards
For the third time on Friday morning, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau anxiously checked his mailbox for Great White Father’s Day cards from First Nations people. “I mean, I guess…
Prisons to no longer use color swatches to determine how harshly to treat Indigenous inmates
Canada’s prison system will no longer use color swatches to determine how harshly to treat Indigenous inmates, after the Supreme Court ruled the practice is discriminatory on Wednesday. The color…
‘We must do better’ is Canada’s ‘thoughts and prayers’: Indigenous Peoples
The phrase ‘we must do better’ is emerging as non-Indigenous Canadians’ go-to phrase when discussing Indigenous issues and fast becoming this country’s ‘thoughts and prayers.’ Indigenous Peoples made the announcement…