Nakota and Cree teen's cultural advocacy earns him an international award
Camden Scribe, a 15-year-old traditional dancer from Saskatchewan, will travel to Stockholm next week to accept a Young Courage Award from the Raoul Wallenberg Academy.
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Amid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act
Leaders in Neskantaga First Nation are seeking provincial and federal support for a new health-care facility, as the northern Ontario community's most vulnerable navigate their second evacuation this summer. The remote Ojibway community declared a state of emergency on Aug. 4, after a sewage leak at the First Nation’s only nursing station. The incident happened five days after more than 140…
Q&A: Canada’s top soldier promises Inuit feedback won’t be ignored as military presence in Arctic grows
Chief of Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan said that expansion could lead to economic and infrastructure opportunities for the territory and promised the military would listen to local feedback.
'This is our place': Indigenous mural at centre of new Prince George housing project
A new mural at a Prince George housing project reflects Carrier Sekani culture and the local landscape. Created with Indigenous youth, the work is meant to make the new multi-age building feel welcoming, culturally grounded and like home.
'She was supposed to be 15': Prince Albert vigil remembers Peyton Flett
What should have been Peyton Flett's 15th birthday was instead marked by a vigil along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River Wednesday evening. The gathering came one day after police confirmed that remains discovered during a search last week belonged to the teenager. She had been missing since June 30.
Indigenous, church leaders break ground on new affordable rental building
Indigenous and church leaders in Ottawa are looking forward to seeing the new Odayanhaway, or little village, popping up near Carlingwood later this decade.
Could foam made from wood waste replace plastic packaging? UBC researchers think so
B.C. researchers have created a pulpy alternative to plastic packaging foam, a product that makes use of logging waste that's often left behind and can fuel forest fires.
Not just a trim: A new barbershop brings First Nations flair to Sitansisk cuts
A new Indigenous owned barbershop has opened in Fredericton, bringing Indigenous values to each haircut.
University of Manitoba's medical school welcomes incoming students at ceremony
A group of more than 100 future doctors walked across the stage carrying white lab coats as a crowd filled with their loved ones clapped, cheered and snapped pictures at Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall.
New Indigenous training program educates frontline workers about forced sterilizations
The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice has launched a training program to educate and provide resources for frontline and health-care workers about forced and coerced sterilization.