Friday Flick: Surviving the Trauma of Residential Schools by Skateboarding

Skateboarding saved Joe Buffalo. The pro skater survived Canada's cruel Residential School system, as did several generations of his family. But his survival was far from assured...

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Tribal Waters

A new film examines the epic struggle over the Wind River's vast water resources inside a Native American Reservation.

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Paddling

The Great Canoe

Much more than a mode of transportation, the cedar canoe provides an integral and tangible link to culture, history, community and homelands for local Indigenous Nations.

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Inuk Warrior Princess: Marika Sila

Indigenous in Alberta, with Inuk actor and influencer Marika Sila.

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Mountain Lifer

Zaagaabiisin: My Friend and the Sixties Scoop

words :: Ned Morgan. Joe Elzby, who died last year at the age of 48, wasn’t born Joe Elzby. At his funeral I discovered he was born Stacy Tom. He…

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Lake Huron Water Walk: A Jimaan Journey

words & photography :: Scott Parent. It’s been hours since we’ve shared words. The only sound is our paddles chugging through the water, as they have been for a long…

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Mountain Biking

First Journey Trails: In Indigenous Communities, the Benefits of Biking go Beyond Economic

Most off-road cycling associations in British Columbia can trace their beginnings to battling to legitimize rogue trail builds, but Indigenous communities have been fighting over land rights for much, much longer—and on a far greater scale.

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Ontario

Saugeen Land Claim: What It Is, Why It Matters

Demystifying a historic land claim in the heart of southern Ontario’s outdoor playground. words & photo: Scott Parent. There are currently two actions before the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice…

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On the Frontlines: Indigenous Women Protecting Sacred Places

Widely known as the Broughton Archipelago, the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw, ‘Namgis, and Mamalilikala First Nations is a pristine stretch of ocean and islands off the northeastern coast…

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