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Cousins use Kanien'kéha to share what they've learned about medicines and Mohawk culture
Ra’nikonhrí:io Lazare and Katsenhaién:ton Lazare want people in Kahnawake, Que., to learn more about Mohawk language and culture with their video series about medicines.
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
Arctic Bay elder remembers Inuktitut weather words rarely used today
Does the sky look a little bit like seal intestines today? If there are some wispy white clouds, then it might look like that, says an elder from Arctic Bay, Nunavut.
Canada -North |
NDP wants RCMP investigated following report of plan to send snipers to Wet'suwet'en blockade
The NDP is calling for an independent investigation into how police handled the Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade in northern B.C. earlier this year, in response to a media report saying RCMP officers were willing to deploy snipers against protesters.
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Ryan Patrick Jones
Politics |
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Trump signs measure to preserve Native languages
Canada -North |
Hear 'O Come, All Ye Faithful' sung in Hän
Canada -North |
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Have time? Here are some fireside long-reads from the North
Canada -North ||
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Opaskwayak Cree Nation volunteer returns from cross-cultural internship in Peru with new perspective
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Lenard Monkman
Indigenous |
The only female premier left in office is N.W.T.'s Caroline Cochrane
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
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Elders sing Christmas carols in Secwepemctsin to help language learners
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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'We're not alone anymore': Christmas cards lining hallways at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation School
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Heidi Atter
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Sudbury pastry chef unites her Finnish and Indigenous families with food
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Kate Rutherford
Canada -Sudbury |
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'Justice for my brother': Family wants answers about August death near Russell, Man.
Dana Hatherly
Canada -Manitoba |
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Up to 21,000 Atlantic salmon escape after B.C. fish-farm fire damages net pen
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Kelly Fraser on why singing in Inuktitut is important to her
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Rosanna Deerchild
Indigenous |
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Closure of bus depots on Vancouver Island part of industry wide struggle: CEO
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Amy Smart
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Pelican Lake First Nation buys Saskatoon Fire Department truck
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Inuvik high schoolers give back to elders, one log at a time
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Mackenzie Scott
Canada -North ||
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Indigenous 'honouring blankets' donated to Whitehorse long term care homes
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Kaila Jefferd-Moore
Canada -North |
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How 94 calls to action finally allowed Indigenous artists the space to cultivate a renaissance
Arts |
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Elections Canada added 69 on-reserve polling stations in response to ballot shortages
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics ||
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New film festival in Fredericton to highlight Indigenous filmmakers
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Jordan Gill
Canada -New Brunswick ||
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'Their eyes opened up': Tuktoyaktuk teens screen climate change doc at UN conference
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Mackenzie Scott
Canada -North |
Reports of RCMP snipers dispatched to Wet'suwet'en blockade 'concerning,' says Indigenous Services minister
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Jon Hernandez
Canada -British Columbia |
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Challenge dropped, Indian day school settlement claims process to start early in the new year
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
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'These young people want to heal': Music helps northern Quebec youth
Several youth from the most northern of the Quebec Cree communities have contributed to the Whapmagoostui Youth Album, which was just released on iTunes and Spotify. The songwriting and production project came together over the last year, funded by the Cree Nation Youth Council, as well as the local band.Susan BellNews -Canada -North |How the kindness of northerners helped a small, stuffed cat get home to Chisasibi
News -Canada -North |Waswanipi in the dark for several hours after truck downs wires
News -Canada -North ||'He still has a smile': Man walks through northern Quebec for grandson with cancer
News -Canada -North |Logging road near where Quebec nurse's body found is closed, but questions remain
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