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Here you will find articles focusing on Canada’s aboriginal peoples and their rich culture. This is also the home of Canada’s First Peoples, the column by Hans Tammemagi which appears regularly on Roadstories.

Wendake First Nation – Leader of Quebec’s Aboriginal Tourism

Wendake First Nation – Leader of Quebec’s Aboriginal Tourism

Eight kilometres north of Quebec City is one of the most impressive indigenous cultural centres in Canada.

Membertou First Nations Band Leads the Way

Membertou First Nations Band Leads the Way

Membertou is an urban First Nation community of over 1,400 people in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and one of the most dynamic and economically successful Native bands in all of Canada.

Bill Reid and his Canoe

Bill Reid and his Canoe

Bill Reid, the most influential Native artist in Canada over the past half century, was born in 1920 to a Haida mother and an American father.

Alex Wells, World Champion Hoop Dancer, Brave

Alex Wells, World Champion Hoop Dancer, Brave

Alex Wells is a world champion Hoop Dancer from B.C. and a leader in First Nations culture. His traditional dances portray real and mythical creatures.

First Nations Art Takes Flight at YVR

First Nations Art Takes Flight at YVR

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) houses a massive collection of First Nations art including a longhouse, whaling canoes, thunderbirds and Hetux.

First Nations Culture Enriches the Yukon

First Nations Culture Enriches the Yukon

Yukon First Nations have a long history and a fascinating culture. After decades of repression, First Nations culture has emerged and is flourishing in the Yukon.

Wanuskewin – Showcase for Northern Plains Indians Culture, History

Wanuskewin – Showcase for Northern Plains Indians Culture, History

Wanuskewin is a special, sacred place. In Cree it means living in harmony. The Wanuskewin Heritage Park is in southern Saskatchewan just north of Saskatoon.

Haida Gwaii: Mist enshrouded isles & vibrant Haida resurgence

Haida Gwaii: Mist enshrouded isles & vibrant Haida resurgence

The Haida First Nation comes from the wild coast of northern British Columbia south of Alaska in an archipelago of more than 200 islands called Haida Gwaii.

Skwachàys Lodge — An Innovative Mix of Native Culture and Social Good

Skwachàys Lodge — An Innovative Mix of Native Culture and Social Good

Vancouver’s Skwachàys Lodge is a most unusual hotel on the edge of the gritty Downtown Eastside. The lobby is a Native art gallery bursting with carvings…

Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont

Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont

While driving through Saskatchewan near Prince Albert, I was surprised to notice that, although there is a sign at Batoche, there is not a lot to tell passers-by about the history of what took place there.

First Light at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

First Light at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

The smell of wood fires, the crunching sound of walking on frozen snow, the shuffle of boots through black spruce needles and the cozy relief of a hot drink warming mitten-clad fingers; these are the sensations of First Light at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.

Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island

Like a beautiful set of nesting Russian dolls carved out of limestone, the largest freshwater island in the world is over 1000 square miles in area, itself containing over 100 lakes, many of which have their own islands.

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Louie Kamookak – Inuit oral historian and finder of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships

Louie Kamookak – Inuit oral historian and finder of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships

The Canada Letter – New York Times – Why A.I. First Spoke With a Canadian Accent:

The Canada Letter – New York Times – Why A.I. First Spoke With a Canadian Accent:

“First Nations boy with long hair who can skate.”

“First Nations boy with long hair who can skate.”

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