The Indigenous Beat

'I was educated at good public schools, high school, and university, and I never knew about any of these things'

Worst treaty in Canada outlawed traditional hunting and fishing practices.

Toronto's Maple Leafs are enjoying a resurgence in their fortunes, trying to break a 50-year Stanley Cup drought. The last time the team was the class of the National Hockey League, their captain was an Anishinaabe from the Sudbury area.

Yes, there are actually about 80,000 First Nations people living on 170 reserves who do not have access to a safe supply of water. Some of these communities have endured boil-water advisories for decades, for as long as 30 years

First Peoples don't want to cancel Canadians' birthday festivities, just let them know why they aren't joining in.

Elder walks around all Great Lakes to raise awareness about caring for water -- the source of all life.

It doesn't have to be taken to extremes, like dropping students off by helicopter in wilderness backcountry where they have to eat earwigs and squirrels to survive.

Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission lacks a 'manual'.

“If we had the same kinds of rules and laws and regulations back in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, Sudbury would never have been built and Timmins would never have been developed.”

“The smoke represents our thoughts. We ask the Creator to accept our thoughts and our decisions to be kind.”