Following Pope Francis’ apology last April for the “deplorable conduct” of members of the Catholic Church at residential schools, the Pope will be in Quebec from July 27-29 to advance action toward reconciliation with Indigenous People. Cree Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty expressed that while apologies from Pope Francis, especially on Canada’s colonized land is monumental […]
Métis Pop Superstar Ruby Waters headlined the Pub Stage on Night One of last weekend’s Mariposa Folk Festival (July 8). Waters drew a massive crowd to the stage, with fans dancing along to big songs like Blow, Good Recipe, and Sweet Sublime. Despite the Rogers Network outage affecting communications before the event, ELMNT FM’s Matthew […]
According to Deadline, Mohawk actor Devery Jacobs has joined the cast of Marvel Studios‘ Echo. Little is known about her role, but she is expected to be one of the leads. Marvel Studios‘ Echo stars Menominee-Mohican actor Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez, a deaf Native American superhero with the ability to copy her opponents’ fighting styles. Cox […]
This morning, Mark and Jem had the opportunity to sit down with Kyana Kingbird. She is a Mi’kmaw and Ojibway fancy shawl dancer from Esgenoôpetitj (Burnt Church) First Nation in New Brunswick, a finalist in the Welcome Toronto Creators Challenge, and was recently featured in the Toronto Raptors‘ Halftime Show. She talks about how she’s able […]
March 31st is Indigenous Languages Day. To commemorate today, several members of the Canadian government, including Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, the Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller, and the Minister of Northern Affairs, Daniel Vandal, put out a statement. The statement reaffirmed “…the Government of Canada’s commitment to support[ing] Indigenous Peoples in reclaiming, […]
Ashley Callingbull will make history as the very first Indigenous woman to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit edition. Ashley is from the Enoch Cree Nation. In 2015, she was the first Indigenous woman to ever be crowned Miss Universe. She shared the news on Twitter on International Women’s Day: I’m so excited […]
This Tuesday, Her Excellency, Governor General Mary Simon, will be sitting down for a special interview with Matthew Bisson on Moment of Truth. Mary Simon is the first Indigenous Governor General in Canada’s history. She discusses her first six months on the job, her views on reconciliation, mental health, and climate change, as well as the […]
Toronto-based artist Jay Soule (better known as CHIPPEWAR) is raising awareness of Indigenous issues through his artwork. More specifically, he explores Indigenous issues through the lens of pop art. Soule began his career as a multimedia artist at the height of the Idle No More movement and wanted to use his art as a way […]
APTN has confirmed that NationTalk’s Indigenous Health Today will be returning for a second season. Hosted by Marion Crowe, CEO of the First Nations Health Managers Association, the second season will be divided into two sections. The first three episodes will focus on the current state of COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant, while […]
