James Whetung and his daughter, Daemin | Image source: Ryan Edwardson/Al Jazeera Like most southern First Nations people, James Whetung grew up not being able to learn or practice traditional food gathering in his territory. When he learned about harvesting manoomin (wild rice) he realized that bringing...
By Brandon MacLeod and Pam Chookomoolin Warning shots did nothing to dissuade the half-tonne charging carnivore. Two nights into a hunting trip along the Hudson Bay coast, Sam Hunter found himself face to face with a hostile, hungry polar bear. Gun cocked and one option left to save his own life, scatte...
Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter, Marcy Gilbert. | Image source: John G. Larson The documentary Warrior Women tells the story of a group of intergenerational Indigenous women led by inspiring activist, Madonna Thunder Hawk as they fight for Indigenous civil rights during pivotal moments across Indi...
The Soaring Eagle Camp: Justice for Indigenous Youth This past February was a tough month for Indigenous Canada as two people charged with murdering two Indigenous youth – Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie – were acquitted of any murder charges, including manslaughter. The aftermath unveiled...
MISKWAANAKWAD gives a hilarious Anishnaabemowin lesson at the 2nd Annual Gchi Dewin Festival | Image Credit: Matt McGregor Language is culture. Anishinaabemowin is a major aspect of Anishinaabe culture that the Canadian government sought to eliminate through the Indian Act, the reservation system and re...
The sign for Culture Camp Forever| Image Source: Isaac Murdoch’s Facebook Nimkii Aazhabikong means Village of Thunder Mountain in Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language. It’s the name given to a culture camp being built by a community of youth, Elders and activists beside Ompa Lake, Northern Ontari...
A group of Anmeki Wajiw (Mount McKay) students from Fort William First Nation built and launched a 15-foot birch bark canoe last summer at Sandy Beach near Chippewa Park. Source: http://anishinabeknews.ca/ FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—The Fort William canoe builders who created an 18-foot birch bark canoe...
Liam Massaubi was a high school dropout who thought he would be working in a factory for the rest of his life or end up struggling like many of his childhood peers. Of course, that was before his massive success. Liam is now the poster child for the self-made entrepreneur. From starting a company in his...
Wangkajunga Elder, Spider on his ancestral land or Kurtal after he performed a rain dance.| Image source: putuparriandtherainmakers. com Putuparri and the Rainmakers follows an eight year journey with Tom ‘Putuparri’ Lawford (Wangkajunga) and his grandparents, Spider and Dolly, who are on th...
Film still of Angry Inuk | Image source: Qajaaq Ellsworth Angry Inuk contains important Indigenous messages the world needs to hear. Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuit), the documentary seeks to inform audiences how animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) a...
