Takakkaw Falls is a wonderful sight for sore miskîsik (eyes)
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Do you ever wonder which one of our ancestors got to be the fortunate community member to play poisonous plant…
Culture
NAFC launches campaign to tackle COVID-19 misconceptions among urban Indigenous communities
(ANNews) – July marks the launch of a new digital campaign, Take Care in COVID, from the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) to help address COVID-19 myths and misinformation…
Artist MJ Belcourt-Moses influences communities through her passion, skills and porcupine quills
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Around the world when we hear the name MJ we think of Michael Jordan, but in the nehiyawak world where…
Cancer ACCESS NWT is keeping communities informed on cancer prevention
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Without the understanding of our mind-body connection, and as we age and lose our hearing, so does our ability to…
The healing songs of stickgame with Lyndon Scott
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Powwows have been cancelled across Turtle Island due to gathering restrictions related to COVID-19. Dancers and drummers are missing the…
Mahikan Trails: What the askîy (land) teaches us about our livelihood
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – The bush and the natural world teach us to be connected to the askîy (land) and everything our ancestors knew…
Salmon, a Syilux traditional food, restored as part of food sovereignty impact
by Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Before our beloved unleavened deliciously fried bread, bannock, appeared on the scene and won our hearts over, our ancestors ate…
Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poetry continues to impact and inform Canadians
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – One of the ways that our Indigenous communities have been coping with adversity is through making miyawâtamowin (joy). Our communities…
Feature artist for June 2020: Jerry Whitehead
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Family is of great importance to Vancouver-based artist Jerry Whitehead. And when admiring the serene painting on the cover of…
Indigenous rights advocates continue to celebrate their sâkihitowin (love) after 73 years of marriage
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Seventy-three years ago, when marriages were arranged, Elmer Carlson went outside cultural norms and chose to marry a woman that…