New archaeological findings expand understanding of First Nations agricultural practices on the Plains An archaeological presentation in Treaty 4 territory revealed findings that could reshape the understanding of First Nations life on the Prairies, suggesting plant cultivation long before European con...

“There’s more bone tools here than I’ve ever seen in any other project I’ve ever worked on.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #MooseJaw #Saskatchewan #agriculture #cultivation #pottery

Around a bonfire a group listened as a fiddle was tuned in the distance and it became The Best Gift Ever An incident that happened approximately 25 years ago is the focus of Michif writer Wilfred Burton’s latest children’s book The Best Gift Ever.At the time a teacher for the Métis-specific Saskatchewan ...

“A lot of people introduce themselves in #Michif now.... I know they're not fluent… but people are proud of what they can say.”

#Indigenous #language #Métis #children #books #music

Family Enrichment Worker Family Enrichment WorkerJob Description  Fiddler Family Services is an Indigenous organization that takes pride in its ability to adapt to the needs of the Children, Youth, and Families we serve.  We ...

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Senior Policy Analyst (Indigenous Relations) Position Title: Senior Policy Analyst (Indigenous Relations) (3 positions) Position Status: Full-Time Regular Department: Legal Services & Indigenous Relations Employee Group: Teamsters Local 31 Locat...

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New life for past Aboriginal literature puts Eeyou writer in front of today’s mainstream audience Eeyou (Cree) writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty’s work captured in James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories is the eighth and newest offering in the First Voices, First Texts series from the University of Manito...

“I had no intention of anything. I just wrote down what I had in my mind. I didn't even intend it to be a book. It’s just simple language, just simple writings of me and when I was in the bush.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #books #Cree

Efforts to equate provincial political disputes with the inherent and constitutionally protected rights of First Nations misrepresent the legal foundation of this country and disregard the role of Treaty as the basis upon which #Alberta exists today.

#Indigenous #FirstNations #separation #courts

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation welcomes a stay in Alberta separation referendum pending the decision of their court challenge Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief and Council are pleased with the decision from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench to issue a stay in the Alberta separation referendum campaign.Justice Leo...

"Whether the summer of 1812 or the spring of 2026, Canada's #Indigenous people have always been the first and last line of defense against American annexation… we will never bend the knee to foreign tyrants or their useful idiots." —Chief Allan Adam
#FirstNations #Alberta #separation #courts

Conversation on fake Morrisseau paintings spawns latest project for First Nation playwright A Christmas party conversation at a famed art gallery a number of years ago led to Drew Hayden Taylor’s latest work.Taylor, an award-winning playwright from Curve Lake First Nation in central Ontario,...

“I want them pondering what they've just seen and thinking about it—who is right and who is wrong and… how could this have been handled better.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #theatre #Vancouver

Métis artist sees medicine in colour communicating love to international audience As the Canadian government increasingly showcases the cultural contributions of Indigenous peoples, creators like Jason Baerg are finding new international audiences for their work.

“I have many different disciplines, it's true, but I think the vehicle in which I'm really telling story is through colour… I see the medicines in the colour, rising our dopamine levels.”

#Indigenous #Métis #art #Mexico #Canada #culture

Hots Docs to screen film documenting endeavour to change “horrific” city name A documentary about a First Nation’s request to have the name of Powell River, B.C. changed will have its world debut at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival this month.

“I'm certain that we will teach and we will help people unlearn their baloney because, my gosh, those racist tropes and generalizations about us are alive and well in Canada.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #film #documentary #PowellRiver #BC

Métis curler among those competing at inaugural Rock League event in Toronto Métis curler Kerri Einarson has a lengthy list of accomplishments and now she’s joined the first professional curling bonspiel called Rock League, which features many of the world’s top curlers.The ev...

“It's been amazing. This opportunity is pretty special… We're having a lot of fun and enjoying it.”

#Indigenous #Métis #sports #curling #RockLeague #Toronto

Chikabesh speaks to Tapiskapeesim, the night sun By Xavier KataquapitWhen I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.I grew up in a very traditional Cree envir...

“The story of Chikabesh that I remember from my childhood describes how his family tells him not to look at the full moon because it is dangerous…One night, when he goes about his work, a voice from high above gently calls out to him...”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #legends #Artemis2

First Nation entrepreneur provides details of business growth cohort at economic summit Chelsee Pettit has found herself once again in the spotlight at this year’s Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas.Pettit, a member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation in southwestern Ontario, attended last...

“I am able to help businesses get from point A to point Z, literally overnight pretty much. And I have so many skillsets in terms of being able to train and develop my staff, which are now actually doing the capacity building.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #business #training

Two styles of music from Inuit performers to be experienced at the Chan Centre Singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark and throat singing duo PIQSIQ, two generations of Inuit artists, will take the stage at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver as part of the Made in Can...

“You know, the music business itself 30, 35 years ago was this incredible machine that was quite a beast… It's a machine that once it starts to roll, it rolls like crazy and you're just hanging on for dear life.”

#Indigenous #Inuit #music #Vancouver #throatsinging #PIQSIQ #SusanAglukark

First Nation established after crooked dealings and land theft, new book documents More than 20 years of work, which included a period of great personal loss, has culminated in the publishing of the English version of Bilijk: A Documentary History of Kingsclear First Nation, 1783-19...

“Our language is really struggling and I came to the realization that if our language died, that would be our history too.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #history #books #language #Maliseet

Akwesasne-based customs house going tariff-free under Jay Treaty When the U.S. administration implemented President Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries worldwide last year, global supply chains went into disarray.Since then, manufacturers have sought creative solut...

“We worked for a year-and-a-half to circumnavigate all of their rules so that we could use their rules for our benefit rather than against us.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #tariffs #JayTreaty #economy

Every step towards the future counts By Xavier KataquapitI’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generational issues, trauma and pain that o...

“In a recent public post by Joe Louttit, a community leader and organizer of the Peacekeeping program, an estimated $3.5 million street value of drugs and alcohol was prevented from entering the community this past year.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Attawapiskat #Ontario #addiction #harmreduction

New Indigenous Storyteller for Vancouver library hopes to encourage community arts Cee Peal will bring his love of theatre, storytelling and image-making to the Vancouver Public Library as the 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence.The actor, director, writer, dancer and producer ...

“Art can be a very valuable destabilizing agent” to culture and “shake up the foundations a little bit.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #storyteller #acting #art #VPL #Vancouver #libraries

First Nations leaders praise agreement for child welfare reform in Ontario First Nations leaders from across Ontario were in Toronto March 29 to celebrate a plan for the long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services in the province. The Ontario Final Agreement ...

“While we celebrate this approval, the work of implementation is just beginning. We’re moving from a system of crisis to a system of care.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #CHRT #childwelfare #Ontario #discrimination

First Nation establishes 'Lubicon standard' for new climate-resilient housing and infrastructure A small, remote First Nation in northern Alberta is undertaking a major initiative to build climate-resilient structures in response to the increasing regularity of debilitating smoke from wildfires a...

“The language in the settlement agreement was very strategic and specific about #climate resiliency, being culturally appropriate and sustainable. That’s what allows us to do these unique Lubicon standards...”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #infrastructure #housing #wildfires #Alberta

Social Work Care Manager Why work for CMHA York Region?We deliver quality mental health and addictions services that promote recovery and health, and end stigma. Our Values:

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Registered Practical Nurse Why work for CMHA York Region?We deliver quality mental health and addictions services that promote recovery and health, and end stigma. Our Values:

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Life-sized horse puppet will have young audiences connecting to Indigenous identity rediscovery story Red Sky Performance will stage the world premiere of She Holds Up the Stars at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra venue Roy Thomson Hall with two performances April 19. School shows are scheduled for Apri...

“(The puppeteers) have this amazing control over where they can breathe together and they can make the ears move and the tail move. They’re just so synchronized in the way that the three of them move this giant puppet.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #theatre #TSO #Toronto #RedSky

Peer Support Worker Part-Time Why work for CMHA York Region?We are a team committed to our vision of mental health support for all. We offer an inclusive, innovative and high-performance work culture that helps us deliver transfor...

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Administrative Assistant Why work for CMHA York Region?We deliver quality mental health and addictions services that promote recovery and health, and end stigma. Our Values:

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Dene laws and spiritual stories help in examining human-made climate challenges facing Mother Earth Mother Earth is Our Elder: A Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis blends author Katłįa’s perspective as a woman from Dënéndeh with the stories and wisdom of Dene Elders and knowledge ...

“#Indigenous stories hold analogies of the natural unspoken laws of Mother Earth. But the truth is that stories expose powerful messages and there are forces in this world that do not want us to have that power.”
#FirstNations #books #climatechange #environment #Dene

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Indigenous Relations Consultant City of Edmonton Job Posting54905 - Indigenous Relations Consultant Please apply directly through the Company Website linked below:https://recruitment.edmonton.ca/job/54905/Indigenous-Relations-Consul...

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Indigenous Relations Strategic Planner City of Edmonton Job Posting 54884 - Indigenous Relations Strategic Planner Job Details:Classification Title: Strategic Planning Analyst IIJob Type: Permanent and Temporary PositionsOpening Date: Mar ...

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Full transparency and public apology required on RCMP surveillance of Indigenous leaders—MKO In light of newly revealed RCMP intelligence files showing decades of covert surveillance targeting Indigenous leaders and organizations across Canada, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) is calling...

“Learning that our leaders, people who were fighting for basic rights and dignity for Indigenous people, were treated as threats is shocking. This was targeted political surveillance rooted in racism and colonialism.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #RCMP #surveillance #policing