Video: Non-Indigenous man suspected of trying to obtain Status Card so he can wear headdress to Coachella
A non-Indigenous man was stopped from applying for a Certificate of Indian Status when it was discovered he was only trying to get one so he could wear a headdress…
‘If you ignore last decade, Conservatives have great relationship with Indigenous Peoples’: Scheer
The leader of the federal Conservatives says his party has a great relationship with Indigenous Peoples, if you would just ignore the last decade of their rule. Scheer was speaking…
Video: Author Joseph Boyden discusses his life as a Cree grandmother
Author Joseph Boyden discussed his new book, Care of the Kookum, with popular television program Can-Lit Chat-Chit — and offered some candid insights into his life as a Cree grandmother.…
Video: Angry old man yells at Indigenous language street signs
New street signs written in Indigenous languages have prompted an angry outburst from an old man on Tuesday. Check out this news report from our colleagues The Folk Lordz: The…
First Nations leaders gather for AFN Chief-Con
Indigenous leaders from across the country are in Gatineau, Quebec for the Assembly of First Nations semi-annual Chief-Con. For two days, Chiefs, councilors, Elders and other delegates gather to to…
Video: Student studying Latin questions relevance of Indigenous course requirement
A non-Indigenous university student who is studying everything from history to Latin to is annoyed that they must take a mandatory Indigenous studies course. “It happened so long ago, why…
Science journal: ‘Include Indigenous communities in your grave-robbing’
A recent article in the journal Science urges researchers to consider including Indigenous communities in the robbing of their graves to harvest their genes for study. “I know it sounds…
‘Kinder Morgan approval wasn’t rigged, we just entered process really, really, really wanting the pipeline’: Carr
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr bristled at accusations that the process for approving the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion was rigged. “On the contrary, we simply entered the process…
New legislation will allow feds to ignore Indigenous rights in their own languages
Legislation winding its way through Parliament will allow federal politicians to debate and ultimately ignore the rights of Indigenous Peoples in their own languages, MPs say. The Standing Committee on…
R’Diabo challenges King P’Bellegarde for AFNanda crown in ritual combat
R’Diabo, the leader of an insurrectionary faction of Indigenous people, is challenging King P’Bellegarde to ritual combat for the title of King of AFNanda. The renegade R’Diabo made the challenge…