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Canada oil pipeline spills 200,000 liters on aboriginal land January 24, 2017
Credits: BreakingNews24 Published on Jan 24, 2017 Canada oil pipeline spills 200.000 liters on aboriginal land January 24, 2017 A pipeline in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan has leaked 200,000 liters (52,834 gallons) of oil in an aboriginal community, the provincial government said on Monday. The government was notified late in the afternoon on […]
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CMHC First Nation Housing Video
Credits: Whitecap Dakota Published on Jan 4, 2017 WDFN has been a leader in innovative housing program, in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The attached CMHC video used Whitecap Housing to explain CMHC’s various programs available to First Nations.
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First Nations Encounters With Sasquatch
Credits: Sasquatch Central – Video Evidence Published on Dec 29, 2016 An interview with British Columbia Sasquatch researcher Thomas Sewid. A discussion of the Canadian Sasquatch with a first nations perpective. Sasquatch encounter stories from Vancouver Island, AKA Sasquatch Island, BC Canada. http://www.hamoomooadventures.com/ THANKS FOR WATCHING! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE!! Be sure to join […]
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Charmaine Stick’s fight for First Nations Transpareny and Accountability
Credits: Canadian Taxpayers Federation Published on Dec 15, 2016 Meet Charmaine Stick. She is an unbelievably brave First Nations woman who has been standing up to her chief and band council. If she is successful with her court action, it will set the precedent across Canada. The CTF is proud to stand with her. Share […]
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Canada launches inquiry into 100s of murdered, missing aboriginal women
Credits: NewsMediaOnline Published on Jan 3, 2017 Subscribe to NewsMediaOnline the largest News channel on Youtube! 27/4 daily news, over 10,000 uploads. Have a video, podcast or story you would like featured here contact us with full information.
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First Out Here: Indigenous Hip Hop in Canada
Credits: Noisey Published on Jan 21, 2016 Indigenous rappers in Canada reflect on a unique struggle. In a country where the most incarcerated population is aboriginal, these artists reflect on the crisis of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, conflicts around resource extraction on native land, and the protest movement Idle No More, which galvanized aboriginal […]
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Emotional Gord Downie honoured by AFN
Credits: CBC News Published on Dec 6, 2016 The Tragically Hip lead singer and advocate for First Nations people was hailed at an Assembly of First Nations gathering for his work highlighting the plight of those who were subjected to residential schools. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.3883618 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: […]
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“DRUMS’ Views and discussions about Canadian Indigenous peoples
Credits: BMajorBrock Published on Dec 26, 2016 Aboriginal peoples in Canada, or Aboriginal Canadians, (also known as Indigenous peoples in Canada and Indigenous Canadians) are the indigenous peoples within the boundaries of present-day Canada. They comprise the First Nations,[2] Inuit[3] and Métis.[4] Although “Indian” is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors […]
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Indigenous Leaders discuss meeting with Trudeau
Credits: CBC News Published on Dec 15, 2016 Leaders from the Assembly of First Nations, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Métis National Council talk with reporters after their meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.3897902
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Canada’s treatment of the first nations people and how our values of democracy were lost
Credits: Plew Plew Published on Jul 29, 2016 This video is about Canada’s treatment of the first nations people and how our values of democracy were lost
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Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada Plagued By Suicides
Credits: TheLipTV2 Published on Apr 18, 2016 Five children tried to commit suicide Friday at the Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada, according to Chief Bruce Shisheesh. The attempts came after the remote aboriginal community declared a state of emergency earlier this month, in response to 11 of its members attempting suicide in one weekend and […]
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Performance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Credits: Fairness Works Published on Nov 29, 2016 In October, Canada’s unions staged a unique and powerful performance with music by A Tribe Called Red, video, holograms and dance to honour Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women. Learn more about how unions are standing for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: http://www.fairnessworks.ca/missing-m… […]
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The Report – Canada’s Aboriginal Suicide Crisis
Credits: islamchanneltv Published on Apr 19, 2016 We look at the plight of the indigenous First Nations people in Canada, as the country’s parliament met in an emergency session over a rash of suicide attempts by aboriginal teenagers in a remote, poverty-stricken community. Joining to to discuss the situation of the Attawapiskat First Nation in […]
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Indigenous Youth Speaks Out – Climate Change & The Future
Credits:Native Women’s Association of Canada Published on Nov 10, 2016 Indigenous woman, student, and mother Ember Sarazin shares the impact of climate change on her life and her daughter’s. Ember speaks about how she’s changed her lifestyle to live more sustainably, her concerns about the future, and how nature impacted her childhood. Funded in part […]
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Stolen Children | Residential School survivors speak out
Credits: The National Published on Jun 2, 2015 How Residential Schools affected survivors and their children and grandchildren. Click here for the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal »»» Subscribe to The National to watch more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNa… Voice Your Opinion & Connect With Us Online: The National Updates on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenational The National Updates on Twitter: […]
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Read MoreDilico Anishinabek Family Care: Tis’ the Season
Tis’ the Season to Make a Christmas Wish Come True It Really Just Starts with Me and You Christmas morning is in their grasp, so long as we have hands to clasp. Toy cars, pampoogas, pontookas and drums. Checkerboards, bizilbigs, dollies, and plums. Help us fill over 700 Wish Bags for children and youth in […]
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Read MoreToronto Heschel School Announces World’s First-Ever Social Justice Award: Toronto school takes the lead in teaching students to be citizens of the world
TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2016 – The Toronto Heschel School is pleased to announce the recipients of its first-ever social justice Prize for Teaching Excellence 2016. The award goes to Erin Buchmann at the Kirkland Lake District Composite School in Ontario which took first prize for its “Indigenous Awareness” program. Second prize goes to Todd Clauer […]
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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Canada
Credits: Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Published on Sep 19, 2016 Nigel Bankes works as a professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Calgary. He has been teaching and publishing extensively on indigenous peoples’ rights. In this video, Leena Heinämäki, LLD, senior researcher at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, […]
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Credits: yourmanitoba Published on Aug 9, 2016 On the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, St. Johns MLA Nahanni Fontaine stands in front of Canada’s first monument to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to highlights some of the steps Manitobans are taking towards reconciliation here at home. […]
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National Aboriginal Day in Burnaby
Credits: MetroVancouver Published on Aug 18, 2016 On June 21st, Burnaby celebrated its first National Aboriginal Day event to highlight the unique heritage, diverse cultures and achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. Have a video, podcast or story you would like featured here contact us with full information
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MNP LLP & AFOA CANADA are Excited to Announce a Three Year Sponsorship for Excellence in Aboriginal Leadership Awards
MNP LLP & AFOA CANADA ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A THREE YEAR SPONSORSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN ABORIGINAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS Ottawa (August 24, 2016) – AFOA Canada (formerly the Aboriginal Financial Officer Association of Canada) is pleased to announce a three-year sponsorship with MNP LLP for the MNP-AFOA Canada Excellence in Aboriginal Leadership Awards. Two (2) […]
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Aboriginal people speak out against the Sixties Scoop
Credits: CBC News Published on Aug 23, 2016 Ontario child welfare services placed as many as 16,000 Aboriginal children with non-Native families from 1965 to 1984. To read morehttp://www.cbc.ca/news/1.3732037 Have a video, podcast or story you would like featured here contact us with full information
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Canada: Violence against indigenous women rises
Credits: PressTV News Videos Published on Aug 4, 2016 Canada begins an inquiry into violence against indigenous women, after a string of unresolved murders in the country. The long-delayed investigation comes amid talk of national reconciliation in Canada which has witnessed decades of violence directed at indigenous women. Ottawa announced that an independent commission would […]
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ATK in Action Mission
Credits: Earth Rangers Published on Jun 1, 2016 New Mission Alert: ATK in Action! Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) is the gathering of information from history, cultures, traditions and values that make up who an Aboriginal person is. It is the knowledge that the Elders pass down to children from one generation to the next and […]
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National Aboriginal Day 2016 | 20th Anniversary Video | First Nations | Inuit | Métis
Credits: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Published on May 31, 2016 On June 21 National Aboriginal Day is celebrating 20 years of strong vibrant cultures and traditions. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The […]
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Read MoreFriendship Centre 2015 Survey Results
We asked for your thoughts and the results are in. METHODOLOGY The National Association of Friendship Centres commissioned Abacus Data to conduct a survey of urban Indigenous people on a range of issues including their confidence in institutions, perspectives on government and politics, and the role and importance of Friendship Centres in their community. The […]
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David Eddy, CEO of the Vancouver Native Housing Society (VNHS)
Release Date: March 7, 2016 In January 2001 David Eddy became the Chief Executive Officer of Vancouver Native Housing Society (VNHS), a non-profit, off-reserve, Aboriginal housing provider in Vancouver, Canada. Under David’s leadership over the last seven years, VNHS has increased its portfolio by nearly 100% and broadened its mandate from strictly housing urban Aboriginal […]
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Read MoreAboriginal Peoples Survey: Data tables, 2012
Released: 2015-11-09 New data tables from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) are now available. The APS is a national survey on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people (First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit) aged six years and older. It is designed to identify the needs of Aboriginal people and focuses on issues […]
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Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious, and racial entities in Canada. The establishment and operation of residential schools were a […]
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Read MoreOFIFC Honours Lloyd Michon, who dedicated his life to his Community and Country
Toronto, On, May 27, 2015 – It is with heavy hearts that the OFIFC has learned of the passing of Lloyd Michon, who died Monday, May 25, at the age of 82. Lloyd was a Status Indian and Elder of Fort William First Nation who served his community and the nation with active service and […]
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Read MoreWith sadness we inform you of the passing of Councillor Sandra Lewis – Den Otter
Read: With sadness we inform you of the passing of Councillor Sandra Lewis – Den Otter NT3
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Read MoreThis is one of the bravest things we’ve seen
“If the Carmichael mine proceeds it will tear the heart out of our country. It will pollute and drain billions of litres of groundwater, and obliterate important spring systems. It will potentially wipe out threatened and endangered species. It will literally leave a huge black hole of monumental proportions in our homelands. These effects are […]
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Read MoreLittle NHL – Let’s Help Rose!
http://www.gofundme.com/pje0hg Rose and her family were in a tragic car accident on their way home from a hockey tournament and, as a result, her father Bill (71), and her daughters Ember (13) and Myah (3 months) passed away. Rose is currently in the ICU at a Toronto hospital and will remain there for several months, […]
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Read MoreCommunity Release: Updated PCD Information
All NEW Listuguj members must register by April 30, 2015 to receive Settlement Funds March 13, 2015 (Listuguj, Gespe’gewa’gi) –All NEW Listuguj members have until April 30, 2015 to register and ensure their name is on the Listuguj band list in order to receive a per capita distribution from the Settlement Agreement. This does not […]
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Featured Video of the Day: We’ve Always Been Here – The Story of the Dakota
Credits: Adam Gamble Despite living in Canada for centuries, the Dakota of Standing Buffalo First Nation remain U.S. refugees in the eyes of the Canadian government. This is affecting their inherent rights as First Nation peoples. “We’ve Always Been Here – The Story of the Dakota” shares this story, the Dakota’s story. It appeared on […]
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Read MoreGame on! Exciting developments propel Aboriginal Pavilion closer to its goal
Toronto, ON (February 3, 2015) Aboriginal Pavilion, the Indigenous Arts, Culture and Sports Festival that will coincide with the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in July and August, announces three exciting new developments on February 10, 2015, from 1:30 to 2:30 at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. Canada’s Minister of State […]
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Featured Video of the Day: DARE2draw Whale Tales with Ken Hall – Junior Lesson
Credits: DAREarts Published on Jan 8, 2015 Award-winning artist Ken Hall explains how a whale skeleton, DAREarts, and thousands of handmade cards are helping to support aboriginal youth across Canada. Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/darearts Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/dare_arts Website:http://www.darearts.com Have a video, podcast or story you would like featured here contact us with full information.
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Read MoreMNO and partners move to next step in developing an Aboriginal Children and Youth Strategy
On January 21, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) participated in a Métis and Urban Aboriginal Leadership Roundtable. This was the third roundtable focused on the issue of developing an Aboriginal Children and Youth Strategy. Other participants in the meeting included the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and the Honourable Tracy MacCharles, Minister […]
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Read MoreMattawa/Nipissing Métis Research Report Flawed
On December 9, 2014, the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) received a research report on the Métis in the Mattawa/Nipissing region as well as a related press release issued the following day by the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). This research report is the result of a tripartite research initiative established by the governments of Ontario, […]
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Featured Video of the Day: TEDxUTSC 2015: Lee Maracle
Credit: TEDxUTSC Published on Dec 28, 2014 Born in 1950 and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lee Maracle dropped out of school to join the hippie subculture and to work as a political activist. She eventually attended Simon Fraser University and was one of the first Aboriginal people ever to be published in the early […]
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Featured Video of the Day: Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) accepts the 2014 Vox Libera Award
Credit: CJFECanada Published on Dec 8, 2014 Dr. Dawn Harvard, 1st Vice-President of NWAC, accepts the 2014 Vox Libera Award on behalf of the organization at the 2014 CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting on December 3. Have a video, podcast or story you would like featured here contact us with full information.
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Read MorePartnering with Indigenous Peoples: Experiences and Practices
The publication prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (SPFII) aims to promote the application of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It presents good practices that showcase the UN system’s policy and programming work based on partnerships with indigenous peoples. The experiences and practices highlighted […]
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Read MoreAboriginal Leadership Partners and the Province of Ontario to announce Toronto’s Aboriginal Pavilion, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Fort York Visitor Centre
Toronto, ON (November 10, 2014) – The Aboriginal Leadership Partners, a group comprised of 14 key regional Aboriginal leaders, communities and organizations, and the Province of Ontario will jointly announce Toronto’s Aboriginal Pavilion, an Indigenous Arts, Culture and Sports Festival taking place next July and August during the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am […]
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Saskatchewan Veterans Remember: Aboriginal War Experiences
Credits: Government of Saskatchewan Published on Oct 29, 2014 In the video, Philip Favel recounts his experience as a veteran First Nations soldier, and describes the role played by Canada’s First Nations men during the Second World War by joining the military without the support of their home communities. Have a video, podcast or story you […]
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Read MoreThe Whole Caboodle
Norwegian Sami actress, Sara Margrethe Oskal’s solo performance, THE WHOLE CABOODLE, combines traditional storytelling and yolks (Indigenous chanting unique to the Sami) in contemporary performance. In THE WHOLE CABOODLE, Sara playfully mesmerizes with three different short stories – The Maidie, Reindeer Snoop Deer and Granny. A first time tour of North America, this is a […]
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New Relationship Trust invests $750,000 to enhance First Nations languages in British Columbia
Oct. 9 2014 New Relationship Trust invests $750,000 to enhance First Nations languages in British Columbia BRENTWOOD BAY, BC – New Relationship Trust (NRT) announced a major funding contribution of $750,000 to First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) to launch the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Project. This contribution will support the delivery […]
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Featured Video of the Day: A Winnipeg welcome for Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereigns
Credits: Paul S. Graham Published on Sep 2, 2014 Winnipeg, Sept. 2, 2014: The Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy seeks to raise awareness of Aboriginal sovereignty, provide Aboriginal people in Australia sanctuary and a place for ceremony. On tour in Canada, delegates Boe Spearim, Callum Clayton-Dixon, Pekeri Ruska and Meriki Onus visited Thunderbird House on September 1, […]
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Featured Video of the Day: Residential School Hockey
Credits: RiisMedia org Published on Aug 22, 2014 Edmonton Oilers honor First Nations hockey. Distinguished former players Fred Sasakamoose, Ted Hodgson, and Chief Wilton Littlechild oversee the ceremonial puck drop. A former Chicago Black Hawk, Fred Sasakamoose talks about life in Residential School and the National Hockey League during the 1950s. A trio of First Nations […]
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CCAB honours Mary Simon with Excellence with Aboriginal Relations Award at Vancouver Gala September 25
This Thursday Mary Simon will be honoured by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business with the prestigious Award of Excellence in Aboriginal Relations at a Gala event in Vancouver, this Thursday, September 25th. The Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Relations is designed to recognize a Canadian who has contributed, through professional and voluntary commitments, to […]
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Read MoreFreedom from discrimination remains an elusive goal for Aboriginal people in Canada: CHRC Report
September 15, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has published a Special Report to Parliament on the impacts of Bill C-21 — legislation that allowed Aboriginal people in Canada to enjoy full protection under the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) for the first time. The CHRC […]
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