Members of the Indigenous Environmental Network’s COP28 delegation that participated in the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform 10th meeting of the Facilitative Working Group in Dubai, UAE. (Photo/International Environmental Network) The International Environmental Network (IEN) will host a panel on Saturday at the nine-day Conference of Parties (COP28) now underway in Dubai, United Arab …
A shocking Canadian documentary has recently surfaced, shedding new light on the life of renowned singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The film presents compelling evidence, including official documents and family interviews, which suggest that the celebrated indigenous icon was actually born in Massachusetts to a white couple. This groundbreaking documentary also reveals a disturbing allegation that the …
Reimagined Content: /***START EDIT***/ Native American Representation in Films: A Shift in Perspective Native American Representation in Films: A Shift in Perspective [Introduction: The Background] In 2019, Martin Scorsese, one of America’s finest filmmakers, completed a draft screenplay for the adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling nonfiction book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders …
A 97-year-old nun in Canada is facing multiple charges connected to alleged sexual assaults at a notorious residential school for Indigenous children in the 1960s and 1970s. According to the CBC, the Ontario police have charged Francoise Seguin, a nun with the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, with three counts of “gross indecency.” Although the …
Skeptics will have a harder time doubting the existence of humans in North America more than 20,000 years ago following an expanded look at footprints left by a group along the shores of an Ice Age lake in what is now New Mexico. The 2021 study, which dates seeds embedded in the prints at …
This article contains spoilers through season 3 of Reservation Dogs. In an episode of the acclaimed FX comedy series Reservation Dogs, the typical slasher setup takes a poignant twist. The mysterious Deer Lady, a character based on Native folklore, enters an eerie home that stands on the same site as the boarding school where she …
Two Canadian seniors who were born in the same rural hospital 67 years ago recently discovered that they had been switched at birth. Richard Beauvais, a commercial fisherman in British Columbia, and Eddy Ambrose, a retired upholsterer in Manitoba, found out about the switch after taking DNA tests. Beauvais originally took the test to learn …
Throughout history, the United States has consistently engaged in the desecration of Native American land, culture, and practices. However, a groundbreaking study published this summer has shed light on the devastating impact of modern agricultural and industrial practices on Indigenous communities worldwide. This study conducted by researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and other …
BROWNING, Blackfeet Nation — In an extraordinary display of skill and tradition, 16-year-old Brandon Boyce successfully hunted down a bison bull with a well-executed shot to the back of its ear. The hunt took place during the Iinnii Days festival, a celebration of the Blackfoot tribe’s deep connection with the bison. The festival draws people …
In February, our world came to a halt when my 6-year-old son, who is a member of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe, was told that he had to cut his long hair to continue attending a public charter school in North Carolina. It was disheartening to see the school consider his hairstyle as “faddish” and deem …