The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs had their Annual General Assembly in northern Manitoba at Nelson House, Manitoba on July 18-20, 2017. A growing number of female leadership has been steadily on the rise. The leaders were given recognition in front of the assembly. The women were presented with a...
From the folks that have published some outstanding Indigenous comics such as Tribal Force, and Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers comes this amazing new project! DEER WOMAN: AN ANTHOLOGY aims to bring together more than a dozen Native and Indigenous women artists and illustrators to present stories of resistance,...
BuzzFeed Canada recently asked Ashley Callingbull, the first Canadian And First Nations woman to win Mrs. Universe, to give her thoughts on Canada's 150th anniversary and the celebrations taking places across the country. For our First Nations readers, are you participating in any of the Canada 150 celebrations this year?...
Inspired by what was started at Standing Rock, a group of Indigenous youth fighting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline will undertake a 250-mile canoe journey across northern Minnesota to stand for the cleanest lakes, the manoomin (wild rice) beds and the 1855 treaty territories of the Ojibwe people. How can...
Big congratulations go out to Native filmmaker Kyle Bell! His short documentary, “Defend The Sacred”, set out to capture the spirit of Indigenous people at Standing Rock. The film must have also captured the hearts of audiences members and judges at the Seattle International Film Festival as it won the...
In case you missed it over the weekend, Google Doodle once again honored an outstanding Native American. "Today’s Doodle honors the life and legacy of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915), the first American Indian to earn a medical degree. Picotte grew up in Nebraska on the Omaha reservation, where...
In a press release yesterday from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a major development in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline was announced: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in its fight to protect the Tribe’s drinking water and ancestral lands from the Dakota Access...
Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller stunned everyone while delivering a statement in Mohawk in the House of Commons last week. According to CBC News, "it's the first time the Mohawk language has been spoken in either of Canada's houses of Parliament since Confederation, according to research provided by the Library...
After several years of collaboration between History Colorado and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe on planning, construction, exhibit design and fundraising, the Ute Indian Museum will re-open to the public on Saturday, June 10. The...
How can you help Native Americans? Here are some real, practical and meaningful ways that you can give support to indigenous people in your community and around the country. Donate Money to Programs That Support Native Communities Donating money to the right charities and programs can be the best...