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Athletes and spectators at the 2025 Invictus Games will be part of the first international multi-sport games fully inclusive of the four local First Nations hosts. CBC | Sports News
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Indigenous rights activists protest as Australians mark anniversary of British colonization
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in support of Aboriginal groups who say the date is not one to cheer. CBC | World News
Read More »Toronto Raptors game tonight will feature Indigenous logo by Kitchener artist Luke Swinson
Kitchener, Ont., resident Luke Swinson, a visual artist with Anishinaabe roots and a member of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, created a logo the Toronto Raptors will use during their annual Indigenous heritage game tonight. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Record number of Indigenous candidates in U.S. elections, says advocacy organization
This week’s election in the United States saw a record number of Indigenous candidates, according to a U.S. organization that tracks Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elected officials, but it says there’s still a long way to go in representation. CBC | World News
Read More »Belgium honours Indigenous First World War veterans
As Jeff Purdy retraced the steps of his great-great-grandfather, Sam Glode, in Belgium during the First World War, he marvelled at the depth of the tunnels dug by his own flesh and blood beneath German lines. CBC | World News
Read More »Biden to apologize for past U.S. policy on boarding schools for Indigenous children
U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to formally apologize on Friday to Indigenous people for the government’s role in the abuse and neglect of children sent to federal boarding schools to assimilate them into white society. CBC | World News
Read More »King Charles shouted at by Indigenous Australian senator during royal visit
King Charles was accused of “genocide” by an Indigenous senator at Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his “respects to the traditional owners of the lands.” CBC | World News
Read More »Olympic diver Margo Erlam on her Indigenous roots and the importance of Truth and Reconciliation day
Host Anastasia Bucsis speaks to Olympic diver Margo Erlam about competing at the Olympics, and how discovering her Indigenous roots has inspired her to give back to the Indigenous community. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Movie Rez Ball shows why Indigenous stories are best told by Indigenous people
Knowing and learning about your subjects is a basic tenet in journalism. But it hasn’t always been done well for people in the margins. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, at centre of controversial murder conviction, gets parole hearing
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a federal prison in Florida. CBC | World News
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