In a modern-day proverbial David-versus-Goliath victory, tiny Beaver Lake Cree Nation has persevered in its attempt to sue both the Alberta and Canadian governments for damages stemming from 15 years of oil sands development that it was never consulted on….
April 12, 2012
Beaver Lake Cree Nation Allowed to Continue Lawsuit Against Province and Feds
April 10, 2012
What the Hail? Massive Ice Balls Drop in Oklahoma and … Hawaii?
You’ve heard people say it, though you’ve perhaps not always believed it: “Hailstones the size of ______.” Golf balls. Baseballs. Grapefruits. If you’ve never seen oversize hailstones falling out of the sky, it’s hard to imagine that they are really…
Video: Watch This Golden Retriever Rescue a Struggling Puppy From a Pool
We interrupt your day to bring you this heartwarming video of a golden retriever doing what we’d like to think we’d all do in a situation like this: help.
April 9, 2012
AFN National Chief Atleo Dissects Canada’s 2012 Federal Budget
First Nations and other aboriginal groups are affected in various ways by Canada’s 2012 federal budget, released on March 29. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo said, “It’s not all we hoped for, but it leaves room…
April 8, 2012
Jenna Talackova Appears Live on The View on April 9
Beauty queen Jenna Talackova, kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada pageant for being transgender and then reinstated, will discuss her story live on The View on ABC on April 9. Talackova, whose family hails from the aboriginal Babine Lake…
Melvin Langstaff Named “Mr. Basketball” in North Dakota
He broke the Warwick High School single game scoring mark in North Dakota with 59 points in one game and 51 in another. He averaged 38.4 points per game for the season, the highest average by a Class B first-team…
April 7, 2012
Time Lapse: Exploding Aurora, Sweeping Milky Way, Shooting Stars
This stunning time-lapse video of the skies over Mother Earth is reminiscent of last year’s captivating views of the Milky Way. The location for this one is the northern United States, North Dakota to be exact. Here can be seen…
Raising Dam Would Drown Sacred Site
For thousands of years, Winnemem Wintu once lived at their village of Kaibai along the flats of the then powerful McCloud River outside Redding in Northern California. The tribe harvested bountiful Chinook salmon from the river, gathered acorns from an…
April 5, 2012
Harper Wants Northern Gateway With or Without Keystone XL, He Tells U.S. Audience
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is bent on marketing Athabasca oil sands crude to Asia, he told an audience at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC after his meeting with U.S. and Mexico Presidents Barack Obama and…
‘You Are Not Alone’
The You Are Not Alone Network (YANAN’s) new public service announcement encourages people contemplating suicide to reach out, because “You are not alone,” and “someone cares.” The website youarenotalonenetwork.org offers personal stories, resources, elder’s wisdom and also provides a YANAN…
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