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Cowichan Tribes reach deal over Olympic gear (10/29)
The Cowichan Tribes of British Columbia reached a deal to supply Cowichan sweaters for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The tribe had bid on a contract to produce the Cowichan sweater for Canada's Olympic team. The iconic design...
Native knitters plan protest during Olympic relay (10/23)
A group of knitters from the Cowichan Tribes in British Columbia will protest along the route of the Olympic torch relay. The knitters are upset because the The Bay, the official supplier of Olympic gear, turned down the tribe's bid...
Series: The wannabe Native gangster problem (10/13)
"They have the hard-core names and adopted the mannerisms; they wear the de rigueur clothing and have the mobster lingo down, but the fact is Cowichan doesn’t have organized Native gangs. “It’s not as sensational as some have painted...
Opinion: No genocide of Natives in Canada (10/12)
"I criticise the crappy Vancouver 2010 Olympic logo that happens to be American Indian, and the marginalising of European immigrants in Games merchandising, and get branded a racist. Oh, but I left out “genocide”. Silly me! You know, the genocide...
Editorial: Fake Native wear won't win gold (10/09)
"Only Coca-Cola is Coke and only a Frisbee can be a Frisbee -- and there is really only one Cowichan sweater. It is one that is produced by the Cowichan Tribes. Anything else is a knockoff, an imitation. So while...
Swine flu probe links nurse to body bags (10/08)
A report from Health Canada appears to clear the government of wrongdoing for sending body bags to the Wasagamack First Nation in Manitoba. The report said a nurse on the reserve ordered 100 body bags as part of a routine...
Olympic team gear called Native knockoff (10/08)
Native artisans in British Columbia say their heritage is being ripped off as part of the 2010 Winter Games. The Cowichan Tribes placed a bid to produce the Cowichan sweater for Canada's Olympic team. The iconic design originated among...
Off-reserve Natives eye flu vaccine priority (10/07)
Off-reserve Natives in Prince Edward Island say they should be a priority to receive a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The province has already included on-reserve Natives on the priority list. The Native Council of...
Native man hired by anti-gang program killed (10/02)
A Native man who said he left a gang to provide a better life for his daughter was killed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Wednesday. Ken Catcheway, 34, worked Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin, a construction program that trains former Native gang...
Blood Tribe buys land to complete settlemenet (09/28)
The Blood Tribe of Alberta has purchased 665 acres as part of a land claim settlement with the federal government. The tribe was swindled out of some of its land in 1889. Two settlements were reached to compensate the tribe...
New information in case of missing Native teen (09/28)
The RCMP has received new information in the case of Norman Wayne Louison, a teen from the Kahkewistahaw First Nation who went missing over 30 years ago. Louison was 15 when he was last seen in November 1977. He...
Native woman, 29, dies after attack in store (09/25)
A 29-year-old woman from the Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba was laid to rest on Thursday and the band's former chief wants to know why the man charged with her assault isn't facing more serious charges. Geraldine Beardy...
Hope fades for Native man missing over a year (09/24)
Friends and family are losing hope for Wilson Nokahoot, a man from the Whitebear First Nations who went missing in Regina, Saskatchewan, over a year ago. Nokahoot, 44, was last seen in May 2008. There's been no evidence of...
First Nation erects blockade against moose hunt (09/24)
The Tahltan First Nation of British Columbia has erected a blockade to prevent people from entering a popular moose hunting area. The band is worried about overhunting in its traditional territory. "Our people depend on the moose for sustenance. Seventy...
Squamish Nation plans to erect electronic signs (09/23)
The Squamish Nation of British Columbia plans to erect seven electronic billboards on its land in the Vancouver area. The band is negotiating a multimillion-dollar multi-year deal with an advertising broker, senior operating officer Toby Baker told CBC News....
Elderly Native woman missing after two years (09/22)
Emily Osmond, a woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan, went missing two years ago this month and authorities remain mystified by her disappearance. Osmond, 78, was last seen on September 9, 2007. A search of the area...
Body bag apology not enough for First Nations (09/18)
Native leaders in Manitoba aren't happy with the Canadian government's response to the shipment of body bags in supplies meant to combat the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, who is Inuit, ordered an investigation...
Family of late Mi'kmaq activist seeks payment (09/17)
The family of the Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi'kmaq activist who died in August, wants Native leaders to live up to their promise to compensate him for his efforts. Marshall was promised up to $2 million for leading a 1999...
Search intensifies for missing Native teen girl (09/17)
The RCMP has stepped up efforts to find a 16-year-old Native girl who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Hilary Bonnell was last seen on September 5 after attending a party on the Eskinuopitijk First Nation of New...
First Nations receive body bags in swine flu kits (09/16)
Native leaders in Manitoba are furious after receiving body bags among supplies meant to combat the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. At least four First Nations received the body bags from Health Canada. "We had asked for funding...
Native officers file lawsuit over discrimination (09/16)
Two Native RCMP officers have filed lawsuits for what they said was discriminatory treatment on an assignment in Afghanistan. Cpl. Greg Blain, who is currently serving as chief of the Ashcroft Indian Band in British Columbia, and Sgt. Derrick Ross...
Project seeks to preserve Assiniboine language (09/15)
Anthropologist from the Indiana University will work with Assiniboine scholar Tom Shawl to preserve the Nakota language. Only about 50 members of the Assiniboine Tribe, part of the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, are fluent in Nakota. Experts...
First Nation offers $15K reward on missing teen (09/14)
The Eskinuopitijk First Nation of New Brunswick is offering a $15,000 reward for information about a missing teen. Hilary Bonnell, 16, was last seen on September 5 after attending a party on the reserve. "Everything's in the air so...
Letter: Subject 'these people' to the same laws (09/09)
"I may have been accused of racial profiling because of my position relative to the people of Akwesasne, the Mohawk tribe with whom we live in close proximity. But, anyone who knows me will know such accusations are far, far...
Native community remembers accident victim (09/09)
Members of the Native community held a memorial for Darcy Allan Sheppard, a cyclist who was killed in a high-profile accident in Toronto, Ontario. Sheppard, 33, was of Cree, Metis and Ojibwa heritage. Family and friends acknowledged his troubled...
Native activists protest 2010 Winter Olympics (09/08)
A Native-led group called the Olympic Resistance Network is protesting the 2010 Winter Games in Canada. Activists plan to disrupt the torch relay and the games, which take place in Vancouver, British Columbia. "No 2010 Olympics on Stolen Land" is...
Native man credited with saving yet another life (09/07)
A Native man in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a second person this year. Faron Hall and his friends were sitting on the Red River when one of them fell in....
Native toddler out of hospital after being beaten (09/07)
A 14-month-old Native girl is out of the hospital after being kidnapped and beaten in Winnipeg, Manitoba, last week. Vanessa Houle is expected to make a full recovery. She was taken from her crib in her home last Tuesday...
Blog: Suit over pipeline on Minnesota reservations (09/04)
"Less than two weeks after the State Department gave the go-ahead for a major new pipeline to carry Alberta oil sands crude into the United States, a network of environmental and Native American groups filed a lawsuit to stop...
Group seeks to protect Native women in Manitoba (09/04)
Native groups have formed a partnership with the government in Manitoba to protect women in the province. The Manitoba Action Group on Exploited and Vulnerable Women was already in the works when two young Native women were killed in Winnipeg....
Native youth walk 2000 miles from Canada to DC (09/04)
Native youth from Canada are walking 3,000 miles from Manitoba to Washington, D.C., in hopes of meeting with President Barack Obama. Participants in the Run for Human Rights II began their journey yesterday. They plan to arrive in the...
Mohawk First Nation discusses more border issues (09/04)
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne met with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to discuss border issues. U.S. officials have blocked two lanes on the Seaway International Bridge in response to traffic concerns. Apparently, some drivers have been speeding and...
Native soldier buried on reserve in Saskatchewan (09/03)
Darby Morin, a soldier from the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, was buried on Tuesday. Morin, 25, served in the U.S. Army. He died in Afghanistan on August 22 when a vehicle he was traveling in rolled over....
Column: Action on missing Native women overdue (09/03)
"Last week, the Manitoba government announced the creation of a joint RCMP and Winnipeg Police task force to investigate dozens of cases of missing and murdered women in the province. The news, while welcome, raises the question: Why limit the...
Judge exempts tribe from liability under Superfund (09/02)
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are not liable under the Superfund law, a federal judge in Washington ruled. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act requires "persons" who pollute sites to clean them up. The definition of...
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