Westbank First Nation youth reconnecting to canoe culture
The pandemic has not held back Westbank First Nation youth, who are working on their first canoe this summer.
Search Results for: Louis Riel
The history of the Metis settlements in Alberta and the ‘Famous Five’
Marcel Auger sits in his office with a drawing of Metis leader Louis Riel propped…
Life, love and Louis Riel: New play Women of the Fur Trade opens in Winnipeg
It won the Toronto Fringe’s Best New Play award in 2018, and now a new…
Indigenous and francophone histories intersect during Festival du Voyageur
Indigenous music, art and stories will be front and centre during the 51st annual Festival…
Métis in Quebec weary as self-identified Eastern Métis in province on the rise
A feast recently organized by Métis women living in Montreal set the stage for both…
Riel rehabilitated: Ottawa’s mayor calls the Metis leader a statesman
(Editor’s Note: The original post said that this was the first time that Ottawa has…
Montreal’s John A. Macdonald monument targeted by ‘anti-colonial zombies’
APTN News An anonymous activist group calling themselves “anti-colonial zombies” has claimed responsibility for splattering…
Father of Manitoba likeness on Canadian mint’s latest coin
APTN News The father of Manitoba now has his face on a brand-new silver dollar….
Record-setting number of Indigenous candidates in 2019 race
Indigenous voters marked 236,038 ballots in 2015, up from 160,244 in 2011.