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With the Indian hospitals settlement now accepting claims for compensation, Dr. Maureen Lux joins host Brittany Guyot this week on APTN Investigates Retrospe...

The snow fell softly over Vancouver that morning, catching in the cedar boughs outside the Indigenous Justice Centre. Inside, a young man sat with his hands folded tightly in his lap, his knee bouncing nervously. At nineteen, Andrew had never imagined he'd find himself here charged, scared, and staring down a system that too often

From Māori in New Zealand to Inuit in Canada, Indigenous people around the world are reviving traditional tattoos and facial markings, after they had been stigmatized by the lasting effects of western-led colonialism.

"I think it's important we continue dancing not only for mental health, but for the healing prayers."

The effort is seen as a way to revitalize Shoshone culture and create a more cohesive community.

Last October, an international celebration occurred in the verdant coastal community of Bella Bella, BC. Members of the Heiltsuk Nation finally opened their Gvakva’aus Hailzaqv, their Big House, a red and yellow cedar structure that is the centre of their governance and ceremonial life. Christian missionaries destroyed the last Big House 120 years ago, the […]