‘Get out there and start taking land back:’ By sacred fire artist Isaac Murdoch issues call to action
(Isaac Murdoch sitting by a fire at Queen’s Park in Toronto issuing his call for…
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Nipissing First Nation mulls banning cannabis sales ahead of legalization
Recreational cannabis will soon be legal in Canada. Although the legislation is still being…
Queen’s Park camp set up in support of Regina group
A new site in support of Regina’s Justice for Our Stolen Children has opened at Ontario’s legislature in Toronto.
Youth charged with assault against First Nation woman in Thunder Bay
A 15-year-old male from Thunder Bay has been charged with assault and will full promotion of hatred after an assault on a First Nations woman earlier this month.
Former AFN regional chief says latest incident of racism in Thunder Bay needs a response
Ontario’s former regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations says leadership in the Thunder Bay region needs to “step the hell up and do something” after an Indigenous man was attacked at a bus station.
Language key to holding community of Pikangikum together
Canada may consider English and French its two official languages, but in Pikangikum you won’t hear either very often. Ojibway is the language of choice in the community 500 km north of Thunder Bay.
Firing of Indigenous Waves producer at CIUT sends shivers through volunteers
In February, the producer for a program called Indigenous Waves on CIUT was suspended for comments she made on-air about media coverage of two high profile murder trials involving Indigenous youth. Now other volunteers are wondering what they can, and cannot say on the community airwaves.
Crucial detail left out of Ontario’s new child welfare legislation
Province require societies to collect race-based data but not actually submit the data.
Dairy cows returning to Ontario prison farm rehab program
A special herd of dairy cattle that have been safeguarded by local farmers will…
