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Life in Canada’s north has proven to be something of a muse for Melissa Antony. Antony, who grew up at the Lake of the Prairies and attended high school in Yorkton, moved to Yellowknife, NT in November 2019. It was in Yellowknife Antony became involved in theDead North Film Festival, with the entry 'Frozen In Time'. And now, Antony and new new husband are planning an expedition across Canada's north. “The goal of the expedition is to cross 1300km over three-months across one of the last great wilderness on horseback, northern BC, also known as the Serengeti of the North,” Antony to...

Article content Seven local Indigenous organizations have developed a project to support Indigenous individuals who are at risk of homelessness. The Village Project is set to design and construct 22 tiny homes located near the Circle of Life Thunderbird House to accommodate larger families and support family reunification. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Local Indigenous organizations come together on homelessness project Back to video Led by Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, the project is also supported by six other Indigenous organizations incl...

Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report Five years ago this month, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) published its six-volume Final Report, with its 94 Calls to Action. The “Final Report” includes the Calls to Action that address educational institutions and the churches that were administrators of residential schools, including the Catholic Church. The TRC Final Report was an invitation to our nation and to our churches to open our eyes to the suffering experienced by Indigenous people as a result of colonization and efforts t...

Indigenous-led housing key to pandemic recovery By: Lucille Bruce "STAY home." For months we have heard this refrain from our public-health officials. And yet, in Winnipeg, hundreds of people have no home. As a result, they are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. A large majority are Indigenous. Winnipeg is home to Canada’s largest urban Indigenous community. More than one-third of Manitoba’s Indigenous population lives in the province’s capital; Indigenous people make up just over 12 per cent of Winnipeg’s residents. However, I...