It started with some children’s books, being given away by Whitehorse mom on Facebook. Bree Josie in Old Crow, Yukon, saw the post and replied. “I run a moms and babies program [in Old Crow], and said, ‘we’d love the books,’” Josie recalled. “And that’s when Ashley piped up and said, ‘What else can we send you? What…

Cindy Blackstock was searching for allies in the history books. She was hoping to find someone who spoke out about residential schools, about the high death rate of students, the maltreatment of Indigenous children, and the inequalities.  While reading A National Crime by historian John Milloy, Blackstock came across the work of Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce.…

First Nations financial authorities were sounding alarms about the impact COVID-19 will have on First Nations economies as early as March, prior to a $306 million funding announcement by the federal government, according to documents obtained by CBC News. A letter sent April 9 to federal ministers by officials from the First Nations Financial Management…

Married artists Amy Malbeuf and Jordan Bennett had an impromptu celebration earlier this week when they found out they were both included in the Sobey Art Award long list, and would both be receiving $25,000.  “We definitely danced a little bit after we got off the phone,” said Bennett. They and four other Indigenous artists were among the 25 longlisted nominees…

When Sharon Firth first saw herself in animation, she fell in love. “I loved it. I loved me. They really made the character look like me,” she said.  “I wanted the clothing to reflect the Dene style, with the mukluks and the fur — just to make it real life for when northerners see it.…

The Lac Seul First Nation in northwestern Ontario will have its case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, tasking the court with the question of how Indigenous Peoples should be compensated by Canada for historic wrongs.  In the late 1920s, construction of the Ear Falls hydroelectric dam flooded nearly 20 per cent of Lac Seul’s reserve…