A Montreal friendship centre has added Anishinaabemowin with English instruction to its language class offerings this fall. Native Montreal began offering free language classes in 2015 as […]
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Inside the ‘suitably opaque’ response to a toxic sewage spill at Chalk River nuclear lab
When a nuclear research facility was directed to stop polluting the Ottawa River with toxic sewage earlier this year, at least one official seemed pleased with the non-transparency […]
Kahnawà:ke aims to create healthy spaces for men with strongman competition
Can you flip a 272 kilogram tire? What about carrying a 45-kilogram sandbag more than 108 metres? That’s how a group of Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) men challenged themselves over […]
‘Golfing the traditional way:’ Akwesasne basket makers weave golf caddy
A basket-making couple from Akwesasne have been married for 32 years and continue to push each other creatively with the art form. Curtis and Delia Terrance […]
AFN, federal government confirm $47.8B child welfare reform settlement offer
The Assembly of First Nations confirmed Thursday it has secured a commitment from Canada for $47.8 billion in funding over 10 years for long-term reform of […]
Federal offer to reform First Nations child and family services worth $47B, sources say
The federal government’s offer to finalize reform of First Nations child and family services is worth $47 billion over 10 years, a source involved in […]
Assembly of First Nations receives settlement offer to finalize reform of child welfare
The Assembly of First Nations has a draft settlement offer from the federal government to finalize long-term reform of First Nations child and family services, National […]
First Nations leaders from across Canada gather in Montreal for AFN annual general assembly
Delegates from hundreds of First Nations are meeting on Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory this week to discuss priorities. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), a national advocacy […]
Air Canada has new policy on sacred items in the cabin after incident with national chief’s headdress
The Assembly of First Nations National Chief is glad Air Canada has a new policy on bringing sacred and ceremonial items on board its aircraft, […]
Meet 2 Innu women trailblazers in astrophysics and land guardianship
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton says she wants to understand the very large and the very small, and that’s why she became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to […]