Indigenous
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do Author Michael Barclay with his new book on The Tragically Hip — photo courtesy of ECW Press.The Tragically Hip might at least be pleased that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Michael Barclay’s new book, The Never-Ending Present (ECW Press), about the…
Philanthropy Awards Honours Slaight Family, John and Myrna Daniels, Rainbow Railroad and More
Philanthropy Awards Honours Slaight Family, John and Myrna Daniels, Rainbow Railroad and More (L to R): Rainbow Railroad's Kimahli Powell; Josh Morrison; Genworth Canada's Anita Booth; Slaight Family Foundations' Gary Slaight; former BMO Financial Group's Bill Downe; Mackenzie Health Foundation's Ingrid Perry; Hilborn Charity eNews' Jim Hilborn — photo…
LISTEN: Miley Cyrus Sings Teddy Bears Picnic To Protect B.C. Grizzlies
LISTEN: Miley Cyrus Sings Teddy Bears Picnic To Protect B.C. Grizzlies Miley Cyrus in British Columbia — photo courtesy Pacific WildPop star Miley Cyrus is supporting a campaign to protect grizzly bears in British Columbia from trophy hunters. whose numbers have declined from 35,000 in the early 1900s to approximately 6,000. Cyrus, whose hits include "…
Stars Using Upcoming Tour To Support Native Women's Shelter Of Montreal
Stars Using Upcoming Tour To Support Native Women's Shelter Of Montreal Stars — photo by Norman WongMontreal new new romantics Stars will be using their upcoming tour to support the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM.). The band recently announced on Twitter that $1 from each ticket sold for their upcoming eight-show limited tour will go…
Indian City Song Addresses Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women
Indian City Song Addresses Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women Indian City — photo provided by Rising Sun ProductionsOne of the most important justice, cultural and human rights issues in Canada right now revolves around cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). Winnipeg indigenous pop band Indian City has addressed this on their…
New Shawnee Song "Warrior Heart" to Support We Matter Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
New Shawnee Song "Warrior Heart" to Support We Matter Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention Shawnee — photo by Jo JohnsonCanadian Mohawk singer Shawnee is using her new song "Warrior Heart" to support the prevention of suicides among indigenous youth. Proceeds from the newly released song will go towards We Matter, a national campaign designed to…
Q&A: $1Million-winning Canadian Teacher in Inuit Village: "Big Thing Just to Get to Age of 16"
Q&A: $1Million-winning Canadian Teacher in Inuit Village: "Big Thing Just to Get to Age of 16" Teacher Maggie MacDonnell (centre) with her students in Salluit, Quebec — photo credit: Abdullah Kafashe “I never used the word ‘inundated’ before,” teacher Maggie MacDonnell says with a mix of humour and mild exasperation, “but now is the time…
WATCH: Buffy Sainte-Marie's Acceptance Speech for the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award
WATCH: Buffy Sainte-Marie's Acceptance Speech for the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award Screenshot of Buffy Sainte-Marie as she accept the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.Musician and career-long Indigenous rights activist Buffy Sainte-Marie was given the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards, April 1 in Ottawa, by…
CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Midnight Oil Frontman Peter Garrett
CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Midnight Oil Frontman Peter Garrett Midnight Oil 2017 — photo courtesy of Strut Ent. Legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil has reformed for its first global tour in more than 20 years after frontman Peter Garrett left his music career for politics and a good decade in the Labor Party as a cabinet minister. The man…
Are You Disobedient for the Good of Society? Nominations Open for $250K USD Award
Are You Disobedient for the Good of Society? Nominations Open for $250K USD Award Sitting Bull is an example of positive disobedience, according to MIT Media Labs — public domain photoCivil disobedience may potentially earn someone $250,000 USD ($336,023 CAD). That is the recently announced cash reward that will go to the winner of the first ever…
Slaight Family Foundation pledges $12M to Support Indigenous Peoples over Five Years
Slaight Family Foundation pledges $12M to Support Indigenous Peoples over Five Years Gary Slaight with Indspire CEO Roberta Jamieson — photo courtesy of the Slaight Family Foundation.Canada’s forthcoming sesquicentennial celebrations may be fraught for aboriginal peoples, but one event from 2017 will be remembered as an across-the-board win for all. The…
Q&A: Robbie Robertson on Why He Kept Quiet for Years About His Heritage
Q&A: Robbie Robertson on Why He Kept Quiet for Years About His Heritage Robbie Robertson on the Six Nations Reserve with his first ax — photo courtney of R.R.Robbie Robertson’s memoir, Testimony, covers a short but transformative period in the 73-year-old’s life — from birth to 1976. The former guitarist and principal songwriter in The Band, now a…