The Root

Black Solidarity With First Nations Is Complicated, Sacred and Necessary

I was born and raised as a descendant of enslaved Africans on Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho land. I was born on the front range of the Rocky Mountains where Pike’s Peak’s massive snowcapped summit caused ...

First Nations must be treated as economic equals in Canada

At the First Nations Major Projects Coalition conference, Indigenous peoples in Canada and beyond – including the Māori Queen ...
The Conversation

Not First Nations, but want to wear First Nations fashion? Here’s what some community members think

If you’re not First Nations yourself, you may have found yourself asking if it is okay for you to wear First Nations fashion. What can you buy? How do First Nations people feel about ally wear and ...
The New York Times

Playing to Win: How a First Nation Turned Around Its Fortunes

Steered by an entrepreneurial chief, Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia led the largest investment by Indigenous people in Canada’s seafood industry. By Vjosa Isai The trip through Cape Breton ...
The Hill

Canadian Indigenous leader says he was ‘filled with rage’ before speaking to Trump

KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald ...
The Conversation

First Nations Australians are more likely to present to hospital with asthma and allergies – new research

Australia is often called the allergy capital of the world. Allergic diseases – such as allergic asthma, hay fever, eczema and food allergies – affect almost one in five people. And this figure is ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia Adopts First Treaty with Indigenous Peoples

The Australian state of Victoria on October 30 passed a landmark legislation to establish the nation’s first treaty with First Nations people. The Statewide Treaty Bill sets up a democratically ...
National Hockey League

Canucks, Odjick celebrate First Nations culture

The Vancouver Canucks celebrated First Nations culture at Rogers Arena on Thursday with a special pregame ceremony featuring representatives of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh Nations and ...