Trisha Cowie is the Liberal Candidate Running for Parry Sound-Muskoka | Image Source: trishacowie.liberal.ca Today is election day in Canada and this year there are 49 Indigenous politicians running for office (Go vote!). So far in our election coverage MUSKRAT Magazine has presented Indigenous candidat...
Skyline of Toronto from Toronto Islands | Image Source: mynewpayday.com Since it’s inception in 1995, First Story Toronto’s mandate has been to increase awareness of Indigenous history surrounding Toronto. Formerly known as the Toronto Native History Project based out of the Native Canadian Centre of To...
Serpent River’s Lorraine Rekmans is Running for the Green Party in the Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Riding in Eastern Ontario. | Image Source: anishinabeknews.ca A former Anishinabek News editor originally from Serpent River First Nation is running for the Green Party in the Leeds—G...
Police Repression Of The Blockage In Takova Mora | Image Source: Ronald GóMez Casanova’S Facebook Page August 19, members of the People’s Guarani Assembly of Takova Mora blocked a main highway in the Chaco region of Bolivia demanding their right to free, prior and informed consent regarding oil e...
The St.Lawrence River at Sunset. | Image Source: www.corewalking.com In 2000, author, and respected Midewin Elder, Eddie Benton (Ojibway) spoke at a large gathering in Pipestone, Minnesota where he prophesied that if society continues to neglect its responsibility for the waters -30 years from now an ou...
Illustration of Fallen Leaf from “The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth,” by James Beckwourth and edited by Thomas D. Bonner, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1856. | Image Source: www.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com Too often the battles fought by our American Indian warriors in...
Participants in the Braids of Resistance workshops created braids to weave into a larger one, dedicating their portion to someone significant in their life. Ombaasin means “to be lifted by the wind” in Anishinaabemowin. The Ombaasin Collective is a team of word and image warriors which includes, Elwood...
A young Cherokee woman in traditional dress points toward the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, Nov. 30, 1942, which is considered a sacred site by the Cherokees. The unidentified woman is a graduate of a conventional school and the granddaughter of a chief. | Image Source: www.indiancountrytodaymedian...
Image Source: Susan Aglukark Susan Aglukark is known for harmonizing Inuktitut, English and other First Nations languages with contemporary pop compositions to tell stories of First Nations people in Canada. With eight studio albums, three Juno Awards and the Order of Canada the Inuk singer is considere...
Art work by Aaron Paquette | Image source: Aaron Paquette Aaron Paquette was three years old when he decided on his artistic path in life. Since then the renowned First Nations artist has been trained in goldsmithing, painting and staining glass to produce his unique and incredibly colorful flowing artw...