After backlash on a 10-day crackdown WPS are changing course on how they manage enforcement while restricting public drug use.

Indigenous members of Parliament say they are “appalled” by an ongoing shirt campaign to promote residential school denialism.

Photos by Xavier Kataquapit from the 2026 Mattagami FN Annual Pow Wow

This is "The Matachewan FN Annual Pow Wow by the organizers, leaders and participants" by X Kataquapit on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

This is "The Closing of the 2026 Matachewan FN Annual Pow Wow" by X Kataquapit on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

A tribute to Karyn Pugliese — journalist, mentor, the reason Indigenous Insider exists

In 2025’s budget, Ontario allotted $135 million for its Emergency Forest Firefighting fund, but the province ended up spending double that: $271 million, according to this year’s budget. The same docu...

I was proud to see First Nation youth representing our northern homelands on the international stage this past month at the United Nations. Jeronimo Kataquapit, Ramon Kataquapit, Kohen Mattinas and Ry...

By Xavier KataquapitI recently took a long walk out into a beautiful spring day. The weather was pleasant, the sun was bright and the air was brisk and cool. I could still feel the sting of winter han...

By Xavier KataquapitWhen I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.I grew up in a very traditional Cree envir...

Greenland, an Inuit-majority territory after decades of pushing toward self-determination, is caught back into great-power colonialism.

Indigenous-owned coffee shop Pow Wow Grounds has become a haven, rapid-response centre for those protesting against ICE

Chiefs have pitched a child welfare reform plan that divests control from government and gives power to new First Nations led institutions.

The Claims Period for the Federal Indian Hospitals Settlement is open. People can now submit a Claim for compensation for psychological, verbal, physical, and/or sexual abuse experienced while admitte...

I recently lost my cousin Joey Okimaw. We were childhood friends who had grown up together since we first entered grade school in Attawapiskat. Joey’s parents are Margaret and Peter Okimaw. Margaret i...

As the city issued an extreme cold weather alert this week, an organization that helps unhoused individuals says there aren’t enough beds in Timmins to shelter all the people who need them.

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has issued a Travel Advisory to those considering crossing the U.S. border. The advisory states that reports have been heard that some First Nation citizens “have b...

CNN analyzed cellphone footage of immigration officers fatally shooting Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Taken together, they appear at odds with the Department of Homeland Security’s claims about the kill...

This is "-40 in Kirkland Lake Jan 24 2026" by X Kataquapit on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

This is "-40 outside my house 20260124" by X Kataquapit on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Governments at all levels need to take more action to support aging and even deficient infrastructure in our northern First Nations.

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Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario now says it needs to evacuate the entire community because of water issues.

In Isabella Kulak’s home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond — fan mail from those who consider her story and the origins of “Ribbon Skirt Day” as inspirational.

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The South American country says its proved oil reserves top 300 billion barrels which, if true, would make its bounty the world’s largest.

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Canada's largest newspaper chain, Postmedia, is owned by an American hedge fund headed up by a wealthy donor to Donald Trump.

By Xavier Kataquapit I lost the love of my life Michael McGrath this past Sunday December 28, 2025. He was a bright light that shone for so many people in our families but also in a circle of friends ...

Nation to Nation host Karyn Pugliese welcomes journalists who cover Indigenous-federal relations to discuss 2025.

After a decade-and-a-half of recording music and writing songs, his new book The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World is the first time Juno-nominated Cree singer Adrian Sutherland h...

Christmas is just around the corner and everyone is getting into the spirit of the holidays with music, decorations, department store shopping and stocking up on food for big family feasts. Decoration...

Ontario moves to quash a Treaty 9 consent case as Ford signs deal with Carney for a 'single window' for environmental approvals

In two landmark rulings the Federal Court confirmed Canada is legally obligated to provide safe drinking water and housing to First Nations.

Ontario’s Bill 5 eliminates key environmental protections and grants the provincial government sweeping powers to fast-track development with little to no oversight.