Written by 
In the middle of Main Street, a sculpture depicts two athletes reaching for the sky, holding long sticks with netting at the end, competing over a ball. A third athlete lays in the scrum, trampled underneath. The game? Lacrosse. The city? La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Lacrosse Players is a tribute to the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin […]
Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Abigail Reigner spent most of her childhood miles away from where her family called home, and where there was little trace of her Native American tribe and culture. Belonging to the Comanche Nation that resides in Lawton, Oklahoma, Reigner’s parents made every effort to keep her connected to her Indigenous […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Get the latest from Lorrie Goldstein straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 19, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks in a gymnasium […]
Booming indigenous Maori “haka” chants rang out across New Zealand’s capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation’s founding treaty. More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said, shutting down busy streets as their spirited procession inched its way towards parliament. Bare-chested […]
Given the game is played between the first and second Tests, and with some Lions players having to feature in the midweek game and the Tests, Waugh said the Lions were keen for the game to be against a Super Rugby-standard team, and not a “fourth Test” against an Australia A-type outfit. But despite the […]
Driving up the steep gravel driveway at Forge Project—a nonprofit Indigenous arts initiative in Ancram, New York—first you see, then you hear, the landscape. In the late-summer sun, black-eyed Susans, shoulder-high goldenrods, and wispy native grasses appear to shimmer as they catch the light when the breeze ripples through. Open your car door and you […]
London: A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offence to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported at the weekend that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation had blasted Billy And The Epic Escape, which was published earlier this […]
A site near Fort Road and 75 Street will soon be transformed into supportive housing units that will help dozens of Indigenous people facing homelessness, to have a permanent place they can call home. “People are gonna got off the streets, people are gonna reconnect to their cultural identity, which is kind of what helped […]
Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy. A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair’s biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential […]
Historic lawsuit filed with B.C. Supreme Court alleging abuse at Vernon, B.C. school | Globalnews.ca
Warning: This story contains content that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. After 60 years, Syilx Okanagan woman Laurie Wilson is taking her story of alleged abuse to B.C.’s highest court. From 1963 to 1970 Wilson attended St James Parish School in Vernon, B.C., which accepted both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. She […]