Federal officials testified under subpoena this week about whether former Métis National Council (MNC) leaders mismanaged millions of dollars earmarked for the recognition of Métis […]
Tag: News/Indigenous
Nearly half of First Nations people off-reserve say rising prices impact ability to meet expenses
In a new Statistics Canada survey, 49 per cent of First Nations people living off-reserve, 44 per cent of Métis and 44 per cent of Inuit […]
Fire destroys community arena in Berens River First Nation
Berens River First Nation in Manitoba is grieving the loss of the community’s arena in a fire on Thursday. Smoke was shown billowing out of […]
Métis National Council begins high-stakes trial against former leaders
The Métis National Council is getting its day in court. After three years of litigation, the embattled and weakened MNC on Monday kicked off a […]
Some Indigenous leaders praise Trudeau’s government, others point to promises not kept
Jaime Battiste says he likes to think he was loyal to the end. But over the last several days, the Mi’kmaw member of Parliament says […]
Métis artist recreates great-grandmother’s portrait in beads
It was a feat of determination, said Christina Lennox, who re-created a 1930s photo of their great-grandmother using 87,000 beads. When Lennox was looking through a box of […]
University of Manitoba offers traditional Métis fiddling through music faculty
North American Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame member Patti Kusturok recently added university instructor to her long list of accomplishments. Kusturok is leading a new Métis fiddling […]
First Nations leaders blast feds for attributing deficit overrun to Indigenous legal claims
First Nations leaders are blasting the federal government and calling for an apology after Ottawa attributed its latest deficit overrun to Indigenous legal claims against […]
Dakota First Nations say Manitoba Métis Federation treaty infringes on their rights
Two Dakota First Nations in Manitoba are asking the court to declare a treaty signed last month between the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) and the federal […]
$237 an ‘astronomical’ charge for a paramedic assessment, Winnipeg woman says
Barb Bobychuk says emergency services charged her 89-year-old mother-in-law too much when paramedics did a short assessment on her for a fall that didn’t require an ambulance […]