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The latest session of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) saw the 30 representatives broach a wide variety of topics over two days, June 18-19, including three controversial bills currently being debated or recently passed.

Native Montreal hosted a vibrant National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Parc Arthur-Therrien in Verdun - a gathering filled with families, artists, performers, and vendors.

Every single day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we like to say, so why do we need a special one (June 21) to celebrate who we are, along with our accomplishments and achievements?

Youth from communities across Turtle Island were key rallying figures at a protest in Ottawa this week that drew around 350 people to protest Bill C-5, federal legislation that proposes fast-tracking infrastructure projects in the name of development.n

We don’t know how many times we’ve written about this important issue, but it’s never a bad time to talk about things that need to be done – and things that should be tempered or avoided altogether.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) have responded with outrage to news that the federal government is planning legislation that would fast-track infrastructure projects, arguing that prime minister Mark Carney is putting communities at risk and sidestepping meaningful consultation.

If you think you’ve got the next big business idea, the time is now to apply for the Indigenous Initiatives Fund, offered for the fourth time by the Secretariat aux relations avec les Premieres Nations et les Inuit (SAA), with the application process managed by Tewatohnhi’saktha as per a Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) directive.

Following an announcement in January, Kanehsata’kehró:non lacrosse star Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel has been inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) alongside her World Lacrosse Box Championships Haudenosaunee Nationals team.

In the heart of Hochelaga, in Montreal’s east end, splashes of neon colour consume the side of an otherwise grey residential building. Shades of turquoise, pink, blue, and green are encircled in orange and yellow, forming the shape of three abstract faces, the bottom one featuring an open third eye.

The Jay Treaty Border Alliance brought a narrow focus to the capital of the United States this week, demanding the country end blood quantum requirements for border-crossing rights and respect that it is up to First Nations to determine their own membership.