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LAKE JUNALUSKA, NC-Over the last weekend of June 2015, the hills and mountains of Western North Carolina will come alive with the sound of singing, the beauty of dancing, and the joy of feasting together. From June 26-28, Sing to the Mountain II will be held at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina between Asheville and the Cherokee Nation. Headlining the weekend will be Mohawk Jonathan Maracle and Broken Walls. The lineup of singers...
WASHINGTON, DC-Each year, the President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) presents the State of Indian Nations address to members of Congress, government officials, tribal leaders and citizens, and the American public. This year, President Brian Cladoosby delivered his address at the Newsmuseum across from the U.S. Capitol building. "I want to thank the Creator for this beautiful day," Cladoosby began. "...for allowing me the privilege of representing Indian...
OTTAWA, ON—A national roundtable discussion on missing and murdered Aboriginal women was held in Canada’s capital city on February 27. It was attended by three representatives of those who have relatives who were killed or are missing. Also in attendance were the premiers of Ontario, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories along with Canada’s Status of Women Minister Minister Kellie Keitch and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was invited but was not there. Hosted by the Assem...
WINNIPEG, MB-Métis MP Rod Bruinooge, 41, is leaving federal politics. He announced on January 7, 2015 that he won't seek re-election at the end of his current term. "It's hard not to be around for things," the Conservative Member of Parliament told the Winnipeg Free Press. "When I was first elected I didn't even have kids." He has an eight-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son. After the death of his father-in-law over the holidays, Bruinooge decided he wanted to spend...
CALGARY, AB—In Southern Alberta the recent flooding continues to wreak havoc. On June 24, 2013, it was announced that the Alberta Government approved funding of up to $1 billion to start rebuilding community dwellings destroyed by water damage and provide much needed support centers for residents who have been displaced from their homes. Meanwhile a leading scientist issued concerns that the landscape of Southern Alberta may well have been changed indefinitely. Over 1,300 F...
WINNIPEG, MB—A former member of Canada’s Parliament and the Province of Manitoba’s legislature died in Ottawa on May 17, 2013 after suffering cardiac failure due to complications from diabetes. He was 64. Elijah Harper gained national attention in 1990 when he took a stand against the Meech Lake accord, which was basically blocking a constitutional amendment which would have given Quebec “distinct society” status by gaining Quebec’s acceptance of the Constitution Act of 1982...
TORONTO, ON—About 150 people gathered between June 6-8, 2013 at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto, Ontario for the 10th Annual Symposium on Indigenous Mission and Theology, hosted by NAIITS (North American Indigenous Institute for Theological Studies). This year’s topic was “Shaping Faith: How Language Informs the Journey” and featured a mix of academics presenting papers on issues of orality, literacy, translation and culture, as well as practit...
