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Akwesasne Mohawk retrieve Olympic Flame from Greece

AKWESASNE, Ontario – Aronhiaies Herne, a 23-year-old teacher and cultural program coordinator from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne, has been selected as one of 11 aboriginal youths that will have the job of a lifetime over the next few months – running with the Olympic Flame as its guide and protector to ensure it keeps burning bright on its cross-Canada journey. Read more »

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The Breaking Wind blows into a prime time spot

The Breaking Wind blows into a prime time spot

CALEDONIA, Ontario – The Breaking Wind, an unsigned teen band from Caledonia, Ontario, Canada breezed right into prime time when ESPN and ABC played a portion of their song “Dear Mr. Murphy” for an on-air teaser, prior to the kick off of Saturday Night Football, Michigan vs. Iowa Oct. 10. Read more »

First Nations Studies course ends on a high note

First Nations Studies course ends on a high note

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – With the help of Coast Tsimshian elders and Order of Canada recipient and ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner, students enrolled in an ethnobotany course put their new knowledge into practice in a moving cultural exhibit in August. Read more »

Métis history may help indigenous people in Japan

Métis history may help indigenous people in Japan

REGINA, Saskatchewan – Dr. Shunwa Honda of the Open University of Japan is on a mission to help win government legal recognition of indigenous status for the Ainu people. Read more »

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