First Person
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Looking back at 2024: A year in stories
From the return of salmon (and Buffalo!) to a historic Aboriginal title agreement — a retrospective of some of the biggest stories from the past 12 months
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e-pimohtâtamihk paskwâw mostos meskanaw
kihci-paskwâwimostoswak kakîŵetahihcik isi paskwâw, pâ-pêyak pêyakoskânêsiwin
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Travelling the Buffalo road: Indigenous nations are rematriating bison to the prairies
Millions of bison once roamed the grasslands, until colonialism nearly wiped them out — now, people are restoring balance to their homelands
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‘Not our border’: How a colonial line shapes Tlingit lands — and my own ancestor’s role in it
A canoe trip across the ‘U.S.-Canada’ boundary reminds Mike Graeme of colonialism’s legacy — as he follows the path of his surveyor great-great-uncle
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Columbia River dams harmed salmon — now governments must invest in bringing them home
It will take a river of people to restore salmon populations, write Secwépemc, syilx and Ktunaxa leaders from the Bringing the Salmon Home Initiative
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Living on the DTES, we’ve seen the aftermath of the Pickton murders — victims and their families deserve better
Eva Takakanew and Julie Chapman reflect on the serial killer’s death and why the remaining police exhibits in the death are important for closure and justice
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The RCMP’s ribbon skirts aren’t an example of ‘reconciliation’ — but of assimilation
Colonial institutions have consistently sought to undermine our knowledge and governance systems by absorbing and sanitizing elements of them, writes syilx journalist Kelsie Kilawna
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Honouring my ancestor’s remains — at a Smithsonian warehouse
The remains of Little Poplar, a Plains Cree man who was killed in 1886, should be returned to his people in ‘Montana,’ writes IndigiNews publisher Eden Fineday
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Thanks to the Washington Post, I found my ancestor’s remains at the Smithsonian
IndigiNews publisher Eden Fineday writes about how she found out her relative was at the institution — and her responsibility to visit and give thanks
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The story of Sheshuq’um, the monster at Octopus Point
Jared Qwustenuxun Williams writes about this notorious figure, who is perhaps a misunderstood character