Former Kluane First Nation Chief Math'ieya Alatini has been elected Grand Chief at the 45th Council of Yukon First Nations General Assembly in Brooks Brook. Alatini succeeds Peter Johnston in the role. Johnston, who served as grand chief since 2016, decided not to run for another term. After the election, Alatani outli...

By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chasàn Chùa is the most recent part of land to be designated a territorial park in the Yukon. The park - also known as McIntyre Creek - was announced at a press conference on the afternoon of June 19. It covers around 35 hectares through the heart of...

A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being heard following a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The top court has dismissed the Nunavut government's latest bid to have the lawsuit thrown out before the parties make full arguments. Two Inuit mother...

Dozens of First Nations leaders from across the country gathered in front of Parliament Hill Monday with a message for the King as he arrived in the city - respect your treaty partners. Treaties were "meant to be a respectful relationship where we could continue to live our lives, practise our inherent rights of h...

For many familiar with Canada's powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the first lady of the jingle dress. The late Anishinaabe woman earned the title after popularizing the jingle dress regalia and dance style at powwows in the late 1960s to the early 1980s. In the years since, the dance, known as a healing dance, has...