New report shows increase in Aboriginal overrepresentation in prisons
A report released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator showed that Aboriginal peoples account for 23 per cent of the population within Canadian federal…
A report released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator showed that Aboriginal peoples account for 23 per cent of the population within Canadian federal…
A symposium hosted by the University of Manitoba Native Studies Graduate Students’ Association took place on Friday, Mar. 8 and included a variety of discussions…
New research shows that at least 3,000 children died while attending the Indian residential schools (IRS) system in Canada. The research was, and continues to…
Depending on who you ask, Louis Riel was either a hero or a traitor.
Protestors walked from Bloodvein, Hollow Water, Brokenhead, and Little Black River First Nations to the Manitoba Legislature on Jan. 28, where they met local Idle…
Since November, 2012 the Canadian grassroots movement Idle No More has been well covered in the media, yet it still remains a mystery to many…
A University of Manitoba native studies lecturer, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, recently attempted to discuss Indigenous issues with Morris Mirror editor-in-chief Reed Turcotte. On Jan. 22,…
Idle No More speakers and supporters gathered Thursday, Jan. 17 at The Hub on campus to discuss the movement and what it really means. The…
The University of Manitoba’s senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, was dominated largely by a discussion of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) planning framework,…
A recent ruling on Jan. 8 by a federal court redefined “Indian” under the Constitution Act to include Métis and non-status Aboriginal peoples. The decision…