Produced by CBC Indigenous, Original Voices was launched as a celebration of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, a United Nations observance to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world in 2019. There are over 80 Indigenous languages across the country and while Original Voices currently features over…

When Mi’kmaw artist Pauline Young was commissioned to illustrate two picture books she didn’t hesitate to take on the project. But she admits she didn’t know where to start. Young worked for a year painting 29 pictures on 8×10 canvasses for the books I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe and the response to that book, I’m Finding My Talk…

The original Bear Clan will be moving to a bigger, better den as the safety patrol group prepares to open a second location in Winnipeg this winter, its executive director says. Bear Clan Patrol Inc., a volunteer-driven group based in the inner city, recently moved into its home at 584 Selkirk Avenue — and is expanding to a…

For the first time in more than seven decades, the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation hosted a potlatch celebration on its traditional territory. More than 200 people gathered at the Uda Dune Biayo, House of Ancestors in Prince George for the historic event.  Potlatch, also called balhats, is a spiritual and cultural ceremony integral to governing, sharing wealth and…

Canada’s former top federal public servant says uncertainty over Indigenous land title in the West is holding back the regional economy — and is calling on three regional premiers to commit to settling the issue within five years. Michael Wernick, who retired in April as clerk of the Privy Council amid the SNC-Lavalin affair, recently delivered…

Doris Peltier has dedicated her life’s work to advocating for the wellbeing of Indigenous women living with HIV/AIDS. The 63-year-old Anishinaabe mother, grandmother and great-grandmother started working in the field in 2010 after she was diagnosed with HIV. “At the time of my diagnosis and shortly afterwards, I found out that was not something that was unique…