Monthly Archives: February 2009

By Malcolm McColl Roy Michano survived a near-death experience after a bout of surgery in late in 2007. The Honourary Elder of the Union of Ontario Indians (representing the Ojibways of the Pic River) explained, “I went in to have … Continue reading →

By Myles Zacharias Splashed across Canadian news in late January 2009 was the headline: “Residential school payments have deadly fallout: Documents”. The article began here: “Payments to Indian residential school survivors meant to compensate them for mistreatment have led to … Continue reading →

By Malcolm McColl My first encounter with Jackson Robertson was completely by chance, a brief meeting outside an art store in the coastal city of Duncan, B.C. on Vancouver Island in 1999. Duncan is known as the City of Totems, … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council of central B.C. is challenging Premier Gordon Campbell to publicly clarify his position on the New Relationship commitments he negotiated with First Nations four years ago in 2005. “Four years ago, the … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha A prominent BC First Nation tribal group and a Vancouver-based renewable energy company have embarked on a historic partnership for the development of Canada’s first offshore wind energy project. Located in British Columbia’s Hectate Strait between Haida … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler HOBBEMA, AB – Gang violence has subsided substantially on the four reserves here since RCMP and community leaders have taken a numbers steps to quell it. With 13 gangs competing in the lucrative drug trade in a … Continue reading →

By Clint Buehler The iconic theme of the Metis Nation anthem’s “Proud to be Metis” is perfectly personified in the attitude and achievements of Chelsea Lavallee. The 17-year-old Metis dancer from St. Ambroise, Manitoba—a tiny Metis community of 170 on … Continue reading →

By Malcolm McColl When I called Angelique Merasty Levac to interview her after the award ceremony in Vancouver, she was feeling a bit under the weather, perhaps from a lot of excitement. “I made myself some Indian medicine,” she said. … Continue reading →

By Lloyd Dolha In a press conference on Parliament Hill, Chief John Beaucage announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations on February 3rd. “Today, we’re here to take the first step in the rebirth of … Continue reading →

By Morgan O’Neal During the past few years, three aboriginal writers (Richard Wagamese of the Ojibway, Eden Robinson of the Haisla, and Joseph Boyden of the Métis Nation) have deservedly taken home about every literary award worth winning. If there … Continue reading →