Executive utters touching territorial acknowledgment before flipping switch on new fracking operation
Moments before a cacophony of hydraulics broke the pre-dawn stillness and began to plunge state-of-the-art fracking drills into the ground, American Extraction Inc. COO Turk Arkansas captivated the assembled crowd…
Montana’s unveils massive new moose wings
Montana’s restaurants unveiled a new menu item sure to delight Indigenous families — moose wings. The wings are actually whole moose hindquarters, breaded, deep-fried and then slathered with an assortment…
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…
Trudeau speech consists almost entirely of word ‘reconciliation’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech consisting almost entirely of the word ‘reconciliation,’ witnesses say. Trudeau was delivering his remarks to a meeting of Indigenous leaders and senior government…
Two floor walkers collapse after inadvertently following each other for hours
Two Regina, Sask., floor walkers collapsed in exhaustion after inadvertently following each other through a grocery store for several hours straight, first responders said. The incident was caused by faulty…
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,…
Parliament Hill skating rink to be melted to provide drinking water for First Nations: feds
Days after it was criticized for its $5.6-million price tag, the Liberal government has announced that a skating rink on Parliament Hill will be melted and the water shipped to…