WHITEHORSE, Yukon-The Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, recently announced a $2.4 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to establish a new Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) centre in Yukon. This centre will strengthen Yukon First Nations-led research capacity in the territory and expand the national network of Indigenous health research centres to now include all provinces and territories. Building...
PAQTNKEK, N.S.-Ten Mi'kmaw communities in Nova Scotia are generating their own renewable energy with an investment of more than $4.8 million from the federal government and the communities. The project included the installation of net metered solar panels. Net metering lets the communities generate their own electricity and supply it to the electrical utility. As a result, they only pay the "net" amount of electricity, which is the difference between what their solar systems...
AUBURN, WASHINGTON–Relatives stood shoulder to shoulder alongside strangers as they crowded together on the warmest weekend of the year thus far, to watch the 10th Annual Muckleshoot Gold Cup Indian Relay at Emerald Downs. 21 teams from across 7 states and 2 Canadian provinces competed in the time-honored tradition of bareback horse relay at the Muckleshoot Gold Cup for $85,000 worth of prize money. Poitras Relay took home the gold, along with $14,200 in prize money, having...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla.-Not once, but twice, Cherokee citizen Anna Evans cancelled her appointment to apply for foster parent certification, because after each time she scheduled, she found out she was unexpectedly expecting. "We didn't even know if we could have biological children, but there we were with a baby on the way every time we were about to start fostering," said Anna Evans, who always had dreams of both fostering and having her own children. The third time Anna and her...
LANGDON, Alb.-Intertribal Life Ministries has announced plans to host a Dessert Night fundraiser on November 28 at The Meeting Place, 139 Smith Street, in Winnipeg, Man. This Dessert Night Fundraiser will offer a plethora of desserts, music, fellowship, and testimonies. The event will feature inspiration from Brandy Demery and Kene and Milly Jackson. Brandy, from the Turtle Mountain Tribe in Belcourt, North Dakota is a Native American motivational speaker and author who...
"Come and see what the Lord has done, his awesome deeds for mankind" (Psalm 66.5). Date: Nov. 28, 2026 Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. with programming running from 6:30–9 p.m. Location: The Meeting Place, Winnipeg, Man. We will enjoy live music from the Rising Above Band and hear from a few friends of Intertribal Life Ministries. You will learn how the Lord has been using the ministry of ILM to impact their lives, for the glory of God. The evening will also highlight the...
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.-The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) are strengthening their shared commitment to wildfire preparedness, prevention, response and recovery through a new memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU, signed today in Prince Albert, formalizes an ongoing partnership and establishes a framework for First Nations leadership and knowledge to help inform wildfire planning and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced a funding opportunity totaling up to $3 million through the Indian Business Incubators Program to help established business incubators expand services for Native entrepreneurs in and around tribal reservation communities. Administered by the Office of Indian Economic Development, the competitive grant program will award up to 10 grants ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 annually for three...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A part of an effort to address high rates of violence among Native American Tribes and communities in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently announced a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous people (MMIP). The new minimum applies to more than 50 unsolved homicides and missing-person cases in tribal communities. In 2025, the FBI's National Crime Information Center noted 1500 cases...
WASHINGTON. D.C.-The Department of the Interior has announced the launch of the Electronic Probate System, a secure digital platform that modernizes how probate cases are managed for American Indian and Alaska Native families. For the first time, beneficiaries can engage directly with the federal government on a probate case through a secure, two-way digital platform. It replaces paper-based processing with a secure, end-to-end electronic workflow designed to improve...
Like a lot of native families, we grew up around a lot of family outside of a small town, ours was in Oklahoma. And so growing up, I think I had around 35 first cousins on one side of the family. During that time, my grandma raised at least half her grandkids. One of the things that I've noticed throughout the years is how important the family is to the Lord. As native people, we talk about generations. Now I look back and see how important family is. Both of my grandpas were...
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us." 1 John 3:16 About 30 kilometres southwest of Moose Jaw, Sask., you'll find Old Wives Lake. The story is told about a Cree band from the Ft. Qu'Apelle valley that was facing a severe food shortage in the early 1840s. After a prairie fire that spring, the buffalo herds had left the area and the people faced starvation. Everyone was excited when the scouts found a small herd of buffalo by this saltwater...
The back page advertisement was impressive. It was colorful, dramatic and artistically appealing. The ad promoted an event that would include all the ingredients of a traditional Native powwow: drumming, dancing and all the colorful regalia found in just about every such gathering around Native North America. But the gathering was much different from the routine powwow events that fill the calendars of most Native tribes, where Native spirituality is woven deeply and...
What's the biggest mistake you have ever made? Sometimes we perceive our mistakes as bigger than they really are. That feeling when you think you have completely wrecked something is not a good place to be. Two times come to my mind. The first one happened when I was still learning how to drive. We were out on my dad's trapline, hunting and trapping beaver. We had this huge Chevy Suburban that needed to be moved, and I volunteered to do it. I had it in reverse, and my dad was...
SULPHUR, Okla.-Brody Jennings, a Sulphur High School senior, has cemented his legacy as one of the school's top scholars by hard work and perseverance. Through rigorous academic courses, meticulous planning and a drive to never give up, Jennings is shattering school records and was recently selected for the 2026 Academic All-State class. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (OFE), Academic All-State honorees consist of 100 students selected annually from across...
