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December 6, 2024
Ceremony honours Mi’kmaw community lost in the Halifax Explosion
Destruction of Kepe’kek, on the harbour’s Dartmouth shore, led to ‘an eviction’ CBC Indigenous: Every year on Dec. 6, filmmaker Catherine Martin holds a gathering on the Dartmouth shore of Halifax Harbour to honour her ancestors on land that was once the Mi’kmaw community of Kepe’kek, or the Narrows, also called Turtle Grove. Standing on land connected to her family history, Martin,...
November 26, 2024
Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions
Researcher says evidence challenges narratives of wild, untouched landscapes CBC Indigenous: The hazelnut tree has long been a part of the landscape in parts of British Columbia. A 19th-century settler gave the village of Hazelton in northern B.C.’s Skeena region its name because of the abundance of hazelnuts in the area. A new study published in the Proceedings of...
November 8, 2024
Indigenous veterans remembered, honored on Nov. 8
APTN News: It was a day just for them. First Nations, Inuit and Métis soldiers were remembered on Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada Friday. They were commemorated at a ceremony in Ottawa while the poppy flag flew at Ottawa City Hall. They lobbied for their own day after being excluded from official Remembrance Day ceremonies A large...
November 8, 2024
Without Indigenous code talkers in WW II, ‘we would be speaking German’
Sworn to secrecy, most Mohawk code talkers went unrecognized during their lives CBC Indigenous: Mohawk code talkers and their missions were so vital during the Second World War, that some believe without them, there was no way of winning of the war. “Let’s put it this way, we would be speaking German or some other language if...
November 8, 2024
Indigenous Veterans Day honours unique history and sacrifice in Manitoba
‘It really meant a lot to us, the sacrifices they made, and we want to honour them for that’ CBC Indigenous: Sagkeeng Anicinabe High School principal Garry Swampy says the war veterans he grew up with were cherished elders and strong role models who made many contributions to the community. “A lot of us knew...
October 18, 2024
Museum to host book launch of new Indigenous anthology
NationTalk: Niagara Now – On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1-3 p.m., the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum will host a book launch of a seminal anthology, “Landscape of Nations: Beyond the Mist,” co-edited by Tim Johnson and Rick Hill. The launch will include a 45-minute presentation, followed by a book signing with several of the book’s contributing authors....
October 14, 2024
Premier Furey, Minister Reid and Indigenous Leaders Commemorate History of Beothuk During Unveiling Ceremonies at Confederation Building
Nationtalk: A ceremony commemorating the culture and historical significance of the Beothuk was held today at the Confederation Building in St. John’s. The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Dr. Scott Reid, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, participated in the unveiling of a bronze statue honouring Demasduit,...
October 1, 2024
Award-winning book to become docudrama series
Barbara Todd Hager Windspeaker: Métis/Cree filmmaker Barbara Todd Hager will be adapting the award-winning book On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe to a three-part docudrama series titled On Distant Shores. Todd Hager also owns Acimow Media, which she established in 2021. Acimow means “she tells her story,” in Cree. The Indigenous-owned production company,...
September 30, 2024
The Power of Community Archeology to Reconcile
On Lasqueti, fish traps, clam gardens and middens are ‘part of everybody’s history. It’s human history,’ says one Elder. [Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Read the original story on their website.] The Tyee: Tiny fountains rise, sparkle and splash back down on the intertidal zone of Xwe’etay, also known as Lasqueti Island....
September 20, 2024
In Canada, education holds the key to reconciliation
Globe and Mail: When I was 12, my family gave me a set of encyclopedias called The Book of Knowledge – alphabetized tomes containing hundreds of topics. For a young Indigenous boy growing up poor on the Red River in Manitoba, I was fascinated by the information about civilizations around the world. I learned about foreign cultures,...
July 9, 2024
This archaeological site could prove humans lived in northern Sask. earlier than we thought
Location near Prince Albert offers clues to when Indigenous people arrived nearly 10,000 years ago CBC News: On a river bend in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, archeaologist Andrea Freeman is chipping away hardened soils thousands of years old. She places a small piece of charcoal in a test tube, to be taken back...
July 6, 2024
History written in stone: Tours offer glimpse of Mi’kmaw petroglyphs
Kejimkujik National Park is home to one of eastern North America’s largest collections of petroglyphs Molly MacNaughton · CBC News CBC Indigenous: On the shoreline of Kejimkujik Lake not far from Merrymakedge Beach, Jonathan Oickle crouches over a large outcropping of slate rock. He dampens the smooth slate to accentuate a detailed engraving of a woman’s peaked cap, one of more than 500 carvings...
June 21, 2024
Whose treaty is it anyway? The Secret Life of Canada takes a closer look
Leah and Falen join guest Kyle Muzyka for a closer look at Treaty 6 in this special episode CBC Podcasts Of the 11 numbered treaties in Canada that were forged between 1871 and 1921, Treaty 6 is one of the most well documented treaty signings in Canadian history. This treaty signing, which covers the central...
June 12, 2024
North America’s 1st treaty agreements were recorded in wampum belts
‘Good mind and peace and friendship… that’s just what these treaties are about’ Social Sharing June is National Indigenous History Month. To celebrate our accomplishments CBC Indigenous is sharing stories highlighting First Nations, Inuit and Métis trailblazers in law, medicine, science, sports — and beyond. CBC Indigenous: The One Bowl wampum is the first known...
May 26, 2024
Archaeological excavation at Calgary park reveals ancient Blackfoot artifacts
Dig site centred around a Blackfoot stone circle Toronto Star: Beside a gravel footpath that winds along the top of a hill on the east side of Nose Hill Park in Calgary, lies a circle of stones. Until recently, only parts of the circle were visible to passersby, many of whom unknowingly walked straight through...
April 10, 2024
Exploring Indigenous History: new series challenges Canadians to engage in Truth and Reconciliation at home, work or school
NationTalk: A new independently produced series will encourage Canadians to learn about Indigenous history through powerful personal narratives and engage directly with Truth and Reconciliation. Hosted by award-winning Canadian broadcast journalist Lisa LaFlamme and featuring interviews with prominent First Nations leader Phil Fontaine and internationally recognized human rights expert Kathleen Mahoney, Understanding Indigenous History: A...
April 4, 2024
Why this solar eclipse has meaning for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Path of totality will pass over Seneca village where confederacy was born under an eclipse CBC Indigenous: During next Monday’s solar eclipse, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will celebrate the once in a lifetime event as the anniversary of its founding. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, is composed of the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida,...
March 25, 2024
ONWA Releasing a Special 13-Part Wellness Video Series for Indian Residential School Survivors and their Families
NationTalk: Thunder Bay, ON – The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is recognizing the importance of mental health supports, cultural reclamation and wellness for Indian Residential School Survivors (IRS) and their families. ONWA is launching a 13-part Wellness video series from March 25th to April 5th with videos that focus on themes of healing from grief...
March 1, 2024
A Walk Through Squamish Legends, Lifeways and Histories
An essential new book by the nation goes beyond settler social studies. The Tyee: Howe Sound? It’s called Átl’ḵa7tsem in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language, where Sínulhḵay, the two-headed serpent, once lay. The new collaborative work from Debra Sparrow and Jack Campbell will be performed on violin, harp and double bass. Lumbermen’s Arch at Stanley Park? It...
January 8, 2024
Book review: The Seven Nations of Canada, 1660-1860
Reviewed by Karl Hele NationTalk: Anishinabek News – Jean-Pierre Sawaya’s The Seven Nations of Canada is a well-researched examination of the Quebec’s domiciled nations. Originally published in 1998 in French, this recent translation, which was inspired by a promise to Chief Mike Thomas, allows English readers the opportunity to learn about the Seven Nations. Sawaya’s meticulous study fills...
November 29, 2023
While some Indigenous people rally for Palestinians, others say it’s not a struggle against colonialism
‘To Palestinians, the effect of Zionism is settler colonialism and apartheid,’ says Jeffrey Wilkinson CBC Indigenous: Many activists and academics are drawing comparisons between the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the experiences of Indigenous people in North America, though others question this. Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) activist Ellen Gabriel said there are parallels. “We live under...
November 8, 2023
A lasting legacy: 70 years advocating for Kanien’kehá:ka veterans
The Mohawk Legion Branch 219 was founded in 1953 by 15 veterans of the Second World War.Ka’nhehsí:io Deer/CBC CBC News: Fifteen Second World War veterans made history more than 70 years ago when they founded Mohawk Legion Branch 219 in Kahnawà:ke, south of Montreal. It was the first and remains the only First Nations-operated Royal...
November 2, 2023
‘Times have changed’: Indigenous harvest brings two nations together
Back row (L to R): Gareth Short, park warden supervisor for Jasper National Park and Elk Island National Park; Jasper RCMP Sgt. Rick Bidaisee; Chief Aaron Young of the Chiniki First Nation; Kúkwpi7 (Chief) for Simpcw George Lampreau; and Jasper National Park superintendent Alan Fehr. Front row (L to R): Elder Henry Holloway of the...
October 24, 2023
Historic human bones found in landfill to be repatriated to First Nation
Remains were estimated to be 100 to 300 years old, says forensic anthropologist CBC Indigenous: Leaders of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation in southwestern Ontario say they want ancestral remains that were discovered last week returned to the site where they were buried near Sauble Beach, so they can be recognized and protected as a burial. The bones of three or four people were...
October 20, 2023
Montreal museum brings together unprecedented collection of historical wampum belts
‘I felt a connection to our ancestors,’ said Hilda Nicholas CBC Indigenous: Hundreds of years after being given to European nations by Indigenous peoples from across the northeast, a collection of wampum belts have returned to Canada for the first time. Forty wampum belts dating back to the 17th century that are currently held in public and private...
September 30, 2023
Step inside a residential school that’s being converted into a special space to honour survivors
WARNING: This video contains distressing details Step inside a residential school that’s being converted into a special space to honour survivors: Duration 4:31 Warning: This video contains distressing details. The former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont. is now part of the Woodland Cultural Centre. Staff there are working to turn the space into what...
September 19, 2023
Tr’ondëk-Klondike named Yukon’s newest UNESCO heritage site
Site aims to tell story of Indigenous people, colonialism and the Klondike Gold Rush CBC Indigenous: A Yukon site has been added to the prestigious United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. Tr’ondëk-Klondike includes eight parcels of land in the Dawson City area that tell the story of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s experiences and responses to...
September 12, 2023
U of A archeologist tapped to help lead major exploration of Indigenous knowledge
Five-year, $30-million international project aims to braid Indigenous and western scientific approaches to tackling the world’s most pressing challenges. KISHA SUPERNANT IS CONTRIBUTING HER EXPERTISE IN PRAIRIE AND INDIGENOUS ARCHEOLOGY TO A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT BRINGING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES AND WESTERN SCIENCE TO TACKLE COMPLEX CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY CLIMATE CHANGE. (PHOTO: JOHN ULAN) NationTalk:...
September 6, 2023
Priceless artifacts found near untouched Beothuk site in central Newfoundland
Provincial archaeologist says more excavation planned for area, as lake creeps closer CBC News: When Don Pelley discovered the raised sides of a former Beothuk dwelling in 2016, everyone involved in the expedition knew he’d stumbled upon something special. The circular pit was perfectly intact, where the Beothuk had erected walls about 200 years earlier. There was no...
August 31, 2023
The HISTORY® Channel’s groundbreaking documentary True Story Returns for Part Two
NationTalk: TORONTO – This fall, The HISTORY® Channel’s groundbreaking Canadian original documentary event, True Story, returns for Part Two (1×120), offering a further look at the real and often misrepresented history of Indigenous peoples on the land that is now called Canada. Premiering Saturday, September 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the feature will also explore how to move forward from Canada’s...
June 22, 2023
Long-lost headstones unearthed as volunteers restore Esgenoôpetitj cemetery
Oldest Catholic cemetery in Miramichi region was in use from 1688 to 1949 CBC News: It’s a windy afternoon at the Sainte-Anne Cemetery in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, and volunteers are probing the ground for remnants of gravestones dating back to the late 1600s. Sharon Brideau is one of about 10 people gently pushing metal rods into the...
June 11, 2023
‘Like doing a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle:’ How a long lost Wiikwemkoong diary found its way back home
Copy of 19th century log kept by Jesuit missionaries translated and published CBC News: A 19th century diary of events at Wiikwemkoong written by Jesuit missionaries is back where it started. Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory is on Manitoulin Island in northern Ontario, the ancestral homelands of the Odawa, Potawatomi and Ojibway people also known as the Three Fires Confederacy. The...
June 1, 2023
Statement from Ministers Marc Miller, Patty Hajdu, Dan Vandal and Pablo Rodriguez on National Indigenous History Month
From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada NationTalk: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada — The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor; and the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, issued the...
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