Indigenous Peoples in Niagara
About five years ago people started to change the name Iroquois to Haudenosaunee (people of the Longhouse) …
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.
Aboriginal Food Restaurants in B.C.
Traditional Native eating establishments offer dishes infused with modern culinary innovations.
Louie Kamookak – Inuit oral historian and finder of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships
Source: The Economist: Louie Kamookak died on March 22nd CBC: Louie Kamookak, Inuit historian and educator, has died Canadian Geographic: Remembering Inuit oral historian Louie Kamookak
Indian Horse
Indian Horse, the movie, is about redemption, reconciliation and healing
Katsitsakaste, Indigenous Artist in Residence
Katsitsakaste’s performance art is ground breaking, eloquent and powerful. It resonates with all the dark places …
Cruising into First Nations Culture
Through the Broughton Archipelago to the northeast of Vancouver Island …
Squamish-Lil’wat Cultural Centre
A cultural journey leads to the iconic Squamish-Lil’wat Cultural Centre …
The Horror of St. Michaels Residential School
St. Michaels Residential School operated in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island in British Columbia from 1894 to 1974. It was demolished in 2015.
Pender Island Reconciliation
The Tsawout First Nation and Pender Island have been the centre of some inspiring grass-roots reconciliation initiatives off the west coast of B.C. …
The Joy of Powwows
Powwows not only preserve native culture, but are also immensely satisfying.
Indigenous Tourism in Ottawa
Hans Tammemagi explores the increasing emphasis on Aboriginal culture in our Nation’s capital.
Haida Gwaii Watchmen
For generations Haida people posted sentries over their villages.