Indigenous Stories and Education

Louis Levi Oakes, 96, is the last surviving Mohawk code talker who served during the Second World War. The Akwesasne man's contributions were recognized by the Assembly of First Nations and the House of Commons Tuesday.

Sixty Indigenous women have sued the Saskatoon Health Region, the province of Saskatchewan, the Canadian government and medical professionals for their experiences with coerced, forced or pressured sterilization over the course of 20 to 25 years.

The certificate is one of several programs offered in Cree, Inuktitut, Mi'kmaq, Naskapi and Mohawk through the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education at McGill University.

Twelve red dresses will be displayed in the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre

It takes up the better part of a room, and is highly detailed, offering a new look at Canada

Warming oceans and development threaten the West Coast's wild salmon. So activists started a traveling celebration to draw attention to the plight of the sockeye in Canada's Fraser River.

Anaana's Tent is an educational children's show aimed at preschoolers that teaches Inuit culture and language through puppets, music, and animation.

Prize of 50,000 Canadian dollars won by classically trained indigenous singer who reinterpreted traditional songs of his Native Wolastoq people

Northern stories and culture are at the heart of this kids' show.

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says the provincial government needs to do more to protect B.C.'s remaining ancient forests for both cultural and environmental reasons.

How much culture should Indigenous communities share and how much should they keep for themselves?

Ian Campeau, an Anishinaabe activist and former member of the musical group A Tribe Called Red, said he experienced shame for not speaking his ancestral language. Now he carries around books written in Ojibway to help him learn.

From simple crayon drawings, elementary school students in the Innu community of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam got to see their ideas for the perfect playground come to life.

The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations are investing nearly $1 million in an effort to preserve the Southern Tutchone language. 10 students were chosen to attend an immersion program that started this fall.

Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.

Matthew Cardinal’s big papier mâché head represents an Indigenous warrior, with a traditional Pendleton pattern on one side of his face and a handprint on the other.

The federal government's refusal to extend the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls means the inquiry had to rule out visits to prisons to hear the experiences of Indigenous female inmates, the inquiry's commissioners say.