Ontario opposition leaders demand apology from Premier Ford
Premier Doug Ford is under fire after accusing Indigenous NDP legislator Sol Mamakwa of “jumping the line” for the COVID-19 vaccine he received last month. Now, Ontario opposition politicians are demanding that Ford apologize. Mamakwa represents the northern Kiiwetinoong riding and revealed to the public last month that he received the vaccine in order to […]
Indigenous man shot dead by RCMP near Tofino, BC
This is the second shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht member by police in the last year
[WATCH] Indigenous-operated non-profit organizations feed, shelter 1,400 people in Winnipeg; locate two missing women
Churches and hotels kept their doors closed due to COVID-19 restrictions even when more than 1,400 people needed protection from freezing cold
Indigenous people in BC are 75% more likely to end up in ER, report finds
Many Indigenous people in BC do not have access to family doctors, primary healthcare services
Member of Ahousaht First Nation to bike 1,200 km from Vancouver to Edmonton for cancer research
NANAIMO — In August, Roy Jack, 46, a member of the Ahousaht First Nation, will cycle from Vancouver to Edmonton to raise money for childhood cancer research, as part of the Great Cycle Challenge, Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper reported. “Kids should be living life, not fighting for it,” stated Jack’s Great Cycle Challenge profile, where people can […]
The Youth Warrior Program: how a First Nations group helps youth develop a brotherhood
“The world seems a little dull when you’re only just in your mind,” said a member of the group
Colville Tribe members, biologists celebrate the first salmon spawning in Upper Columbia River in decades
“I was overcome with complete joy.”
Indigenous elders to host webinars promoting “truth and reconciliation”
Teaching & Sharing Circles hosted by KBE will follow Indigenous worldviews and traditions
Supporters rally and round dance to help Mi’kmaq lobster fishers fight for treaty rights
TORONTO—Promptly at 3:46 PM on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, upwards of a hundred participants of First Nations’ Land Defenders formed a multi-layered circle at the north-west quadrant of Yonge-Dundas Square. Encouraged by mild Fall weather, the considerable turnout slowly grew under the watchful gaze of a significant police presence. Forty-five minutes before the event began […]
Gaining trust: History of Indigenous experiments poses challenge in COVID health
Some leaders and health professionals say they are facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic of persuading Indigenous people to trust a health system that has a history of experimenting on them.
