By Special Correspondent Jessica Yee Okay, so I’ll be honest, my night didn’t really start off too well. Waiting for the streetcar to come so I can go check out the much anticipated photo exhibit for “Prom Night in Mississippi� I see this gem of a display in a popular Queen West shoe store r...

With cities and towns across the nation preparing to approach Ottawa to help fund much needed infrastructure projects during hard economic times, Canada’s First Nations leaders are making sure that Ottawa does not forget about past commitments to their communities. With a major injection of cash e...

by Special Correspondent Jessica Yee Like millions of people all over the world, I’m ecstatic, over-the-moon inspired by Obama’s win. If for no other reason (and all the others too in which we share the same opinion, like abortion for example) than his win is actually a good thing for the people...

The local organizers of the 32nd Elders Gathering in Prince Rupert have been lauded for their hard work and determination in making the recently ended three days of celebration an unqualified success. As the Gathering came to an end on Wednesday with a five hour farewell. many paid tribute to the lo...

The Jim Ciccone Civic Centre will be their home for the three day celebration and on Monday it provided the setting for a spectacular opening to the 32nd Elders Gathering. First Nations Elders have gathered in Prince Rupert this week to take part in the celebrations, Monday they listened carefully t...

this week, prime minister stephen harper will issue an official apology about the abuse that happened during canada’s apartheid time, when for decades, first nations (aboriginal) children were taken away from their families and boarded in residential schools where they were to be made into white p...

Fraser River bands hard pressed to share dwindling sockeye catch....

If Indian and Northern Affairs wants to find some relevance in its decisions, perhaps some attention could be paid to the matter of educational funding. A segment of the departments reponisbility which isn't looking particularly well thought out or responding to the needs of First Nations. Currently...

Elizabeth May, the leader of the Green Party is calling on Ottawa to invest more resources into the education of First Nations youth , providing for more funding to those schools on Canadian reserves, which have been getting by for too long on reduced budgets. As part of their story on First Nations...