Lummi Nation carver accompanies totem on 9000 km solidarity journey
Nearly one month after leaving its home on the Lummi Nation in northwestern Washington State, a flatbed truck hauling a seven-metre (21 foot) sacred healing totem pole…
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Inspirational kayas-ago exhibit on display at the Art Gallery of Alberta
Words can be a beautiful thing, especially when they are wound up in a sentence that reflects a mood, enhances an environment, creates an atmosphere,…
Amiskwaciy Academy inspires hope, creativity and good grades
On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Edmonton-based Amiskwaciy Academy welcomed in another school year, that will see more than 150 students, some of whom are new…
Cutting edge graphic novel explores the dark side of vengeance
A cutting-edge graphic novel that combines northwest British Columbian coast Haida Gwaii culture with Japanese manga art is now available in paperback. Red: A Haida…
Shillinglaw public art installation now on exhibit in Saskatoon
Saskatoon’s Cosmopolitan Park has a more serene look these days, thanks to the City of Saskatoon and Alberta Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw, whose first-ever public…
Canadians push for a National Inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women
Winnipeg police went into the Red River last month responding to a report by an off-duty police officer who had seen a man struggling to…
Gripping film – A Raven’s Song – will premiere at short film festivals this fall
An up and coming Edmonton film company will premiere their latest production this month at the Jasper Short Film and Media Arts Festival, followed by…
Don’t miss this show! Making Treaty 7 debuts in Calgary Sept. 11, 13 & 14
Making Treaty 7 is a groundbreaking theatrical presentation that debuts this week in Calgary at the Heritage Park Historical Village. The production breathes life into…
AFN expresses need to support Indigenous youth on World Suicide Prevention Day
OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ – On World Suicide Prevention Day, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Ghislain Picard reminds First Nations and all…
The 2128 Native American mascots that people aren’t talking about
When Samuel Henry was a kid growing up in D.C. in the late 1950s, he and his friends were devoted Washington Redskins fans — they…