Kenojuak Ashevak

Powley Day is a day of celebration for the Métis peoples of Canada. Celebrated annually on September 19, Powley Day highlights the legal case dealing with the hunting rights of these peoples.

Christi Belcourt is a renowned Métis visual artist. She is also an activist and founder of Walking with our Sisters: a memorial art installation for missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada and the United States.

Orange Sweater Day is a day of remembrance for residential school survivors. Phyllis Jack Webstad, a residential school survivor herself, inspires the idea behind this important day by sharing her story.

Gord Downie, well known through his band The Tragically Hip, has launched a multimedia project inspired by Chanie Wenjack, a young child who escaped from a residential school. Chanie died while escaping and marks a period in the dark history of residential schools.

The two-row wampum belt is used as a treaty agreement between the First Nations and the Europeans.

Since 1994, November 8th has been National Indigenous Veterans Day. This episode focuses on the contribution of Indigenous people in various wars and the challenges they faced in joining the military effort.

Tommy Prince is one of Canada's most decorated Indigenous veterans. Modern units emulate Tommy Prince's tactics to this day as he mastered the art of disguise. Upon his return to Canada, Tommy was subjected to racism: he was not entitled to the benefits and perks that were given to Canadian veterans. At his funeral, he was…

Waneek Horn-Miller is the first Mohawk woman in Canada to go to the Olympics. She participated in the North American Indigenous Games where she won 20 gold medals!

Fred Sasakamoose is one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL. After retiring from the competition, he used his fame to promote the participation of Indigenous youth in sport. He has since been instrumental inthe creation of numerous initiatives.

Tom is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, marathon runners of all time. In February 1916, he enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces as an expedition runner. In addition to delivering messages and orders from unit to unit, he continued to run professionally, winning numerous inter-battalion sporting events.

Since September 1, 1999, the Indigenous peoples of Canada have had their own television network called the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). For them, television has become a powerful way to keep a language alive for future generations.

Born in Skead, George 'Chief' played 21 NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was the last captain of that team to hoist the Stanley Cup!

The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event on television in the United States and one of the most watched sporting events in the world. Did you know that there was once a professional NFL soccer team made up entirely of Native American players? Many American soccer historians credit Walter Lingo and the _Oorang Indians_ with…

The Women's Memorial Walk: an annual event in memory of all missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people in Canada.