Indigenous and Black rights activists block off major Ottawa intersection
Algonquin and Black rights activists in Ottawa took to the streets Thursday and blocked off…
Jamie Pashagumskum
Originally from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi on the eastern coast of James Bay, Quebec, Jamie has lived in Ottawa since 2015. Trained in journalism at Carleton University, he has worked as a freelance print journalist and as a writer/researcher for the Cree unit of CBC North out of Montreal. Jamie was hired as the reporter/correspondent for the Ottawa bureau in October 2019.
Mi’kmaw chiefs say DFO only looking out for non-Indigenous fishers
Mi’kmaw chiefs appearing before a Parliamentary committee looking into fishing rights say the Department of…
Changes made in Ontario Marriage Act to recognize Indigenous marriage ceremonies
Recent changes to the Marriage Act in Ontario will help recognize the role Indigenous communities…
98-year-old First Nations warrior Philip Favel honoured by the Canadian War Museum
After fighting Germany on Juno Beach, Pte. Philip Favel kept fighting for Indigenous veterans’ rights at home
Opioid crisis sees First Nations deaths double during pandemic
Canada’s top doctor said she’s concerned about the rising number of opioid related deaths in…
Individual nations must define moderate livelihood says Listuguj chief
Non-Indigenous fishers say a lack of information is fueling abuse.
Injunction against non-Mi’kmaq fishers posted on Nova Scotia wharves
Injunction was posted on three wharves in western Nova Scotia.
Mi’kmaq secure injunction against interference with treaty fishery
Court orders ban on blockades, threats and intimidation against Sipekne’katik
‘It’s not easy work’: PM says Feds have been working towards a resolution in lobster fishery since beginning
‘It is not easy work. It is not quick work. It is work that needs to be done properly,’ says Trudeau