Before she died, Rae Anne Claxton Baker’s grandmother told her that one of her greatest regrets was not teaching her how to speak Hul’q’umi’num’. So Claxton Baker made her a promise that she would learn the language somehow. Through mentorship with elders and the help of ultrasound technology, Claxton Baker is making sure she fulfils…

A social media movement, started in the United States, is connecting powwow dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors from across North America, while respecting physical distancing practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What does a virtual powwow look like? Find out in this original video from CBC Indigenous. Source link…

Protecting elders. Being a true warrior. These are some of the messages behind a series of propaganda-style posters created by Indigenous comic book publisher Native Realities. Lee Francis IV, CEO and founder of Native Realities and creator behind the annual Indigenous Comic Con in Albuquerque, N.M., said he wanted the series to address some of the…

An Akwesasne woman was charged last week for allegedly smuggling three foreign nationals into the U.S., triggering concerns that the persistent trickle of illegal border crossers in the area is putting the Mohawk community at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, a community member was detained after crashing into four U.S. Border Patrol vehicles and charged…

As COVID-19 cases rise on reserves, First Nations leaders are calling for “outside of the box” thinking to deal with the pandemic. Chief Jason Henry of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., said he is in discussions with the Department of National Defence in the hopes of turning two arenas…

The federal government overestimated the cost of complying with a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order that it compensate First Nations children apprehended from their homes through the on-reserve child welfare system, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.  The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) issued a report on the price of the tribunal order Thursday. It found it would cost the federal…