Assembly of First Nations locker room getting major facelift
The ageing locker room at the Assembly of First Nations is getting a modern makeover, after years of complaints from the organization’s 10-member Executive Committee. “It’s about time,” said Roger…
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…
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…
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.…
J.K. Rowling releasing limited-edition, Indigenous-themed reprinting of Harry Potter series
Author J.K. Rowling is releasing a limited-edition series of her wildly popular Harry Potter series — but all seven books will be rewritten with a twist that many Indigenous people…
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…
Hundreds of wispy whiskered Indigenous men pull out of Movember, calling it ‘unworkable’
Hundreds of Indigenous men held a press conference in Winnipeg today where they announced that they’re pulling out of Movember, calling the campaign ‘unworkable.’ Movember is a popular campaign that…