When Paul Homer was putting up a wildlife camera on his Sooke, B.C., property years ago he captured images of a mouse. After that, he was hooked. Since then he’s installed 13 cameras all over his 36-acre property. He has surreptitiously captured intimate images of everything from a house cat to a huffing bear. “We had…

Mike Mantha, NDP MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, has a yearly fundraiser in Toronto where he provides wild game meats for “A Taste of the North.”  Each year, he brings different meats that are harvested across northern Ontario, such as moose, elk, partridge and a variety of fish. The event raises money for his next election campaign.…

Throughout the fall, a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in Montreal gathered every week to share, heal, and empower themselves as survivors of violence. Their stories and experiences are now stitched into a memory quilt that honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. It’s called Women Are Sisters. “The women…

A grand chief from Ontario’s James Bay region says an Ontario Ministry of Health decision to rate a key area hospital as “low risk” for dealing with COVID-19 could curb vital support for the vulnerable population in his communities if hit by an outbreak. Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon said he’s been told the provincial health…

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is one of many Indigenous organizations making the call to limit travel and announcing specific actions in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. National Chief Perry Bellegarde announced on Thursday that the AFN has cancelled all scheduled meetings and conferences in response to the virus and has also…

The signing of a Peace and Friendship Treaty was re-enacted — in languages the original Wabanaki signers would have appreciated — at a gathering Thursday aimed at educating people about the treaties of the 1700s. Imelda Perley, also known as Opolahsomuwehs, believes the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples would benefit from a better understanding of the treaties between…