At the age of nine, the spirits entrusted Black Elk with no less a task than saving his Lakota nation.
No doubt other "wakan" ­ sacred men and women ­ received visions to help their people as well, but Black Elk's story is the only one so well publicized. John G. Neihart, an American poet, immortalized the medicine man in the flawed "Black Elk Speaks" and he became a cultural icon.

Robert Animikii Horton describes himself as an activist, first and foremost - an Anishanabe of the Marten clan - greatly inspired by his mother, his extended family, and by Minnesotan Senator Paul Wellstone who said, "Never separate the life you live from the words you speak."
Horton seems to have taken this message to heart all his life.

Robert Animikii Horton describes himself as an activist, first and foremost - an Anishanabe of the Marten clan - greatly inspired by his mother, his extended family, and by Minnesotan Senator Paul Wellstone who said, "Never separate the life you live from the words you speak."
Horton seems to have taken this message to heart all his life.

Deanie Kolybabi, the executive director of Environmental-Aboriginal Guardianship through Law and Education (EAGLE), is working on her legacy. She has been a strong supporter of Aboriginal rights during her working life and has made significant contributions to Aboriginal communities over the years. But a struggle with cancer made her more determined than ever in her efforts.

The walk4justice group was in an accident while members were driving to Edmonton. The members walk a certain distance and then are driven to the next stop. Less than 10 kilometers outside of the city, the lead car was totaled after being T-boned by a truck pulling a holiday trailer.
Two of the Elders in the car were injured and went to the hospital, but after learning how long they would have to wait for care, they left to continue with the walk. The accident happened around 4 p.m. on July 2.

It has been 34 months since Gladys Radek lost her niece Tamara Lynn Chipman on the Highway of Tears, a notorious stretch of pavement between Prince George and Prince Rupert.
For more than a decade, young women have been disappearing from along this 720-km stretch of road, earning Highway 16 its sad moniker.

Minerva is known as the goddess of warriors, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, crafts, and the inventor of music. However in British Columbia, women know Minerva as the foundation of inspiration and empowerment.
The non-profit, independent, and aptly named Minerva Foundation has been in existence since 1999 and their mandate is to help women and girls alike, reach their full potential by creating opportunities and offering programs through trusted partnerships in four key areas: Education, leadership development, economic security, and safety.

A new Cedar Project study conducted in Vancouver and Prince George, B.C. has found there is a definite link between the historical trauma of colonization, the residential school system, and an increased risk of HIV/Aids, Hepatitis C, suicide, homelessness and sex trade work in Aboriginal youth.
Wayne Christian, chief of the Splatsin Secwepemc Nation, and part of the driving force behind the Cedar Project said that this study confirms that sexual abuse is one of the most devastating outcomes of colonization.

It was unprecedented at Six Nations of the Grand River that Confederacy Chiefs stepped onto the front lines of the on-going land dispute along the Haldimand Tract and led supporters on July 7 in Brantford, Ontario.
Approximately 200 Six Nations people travelled to Brantford and their first stop was the site of the Hampton Inn Hotel under construction on Fen Ridge Court in the northwest part of the city. Confederacy Chiefs followed by the supporters walked onto the site and shut down the first of five sites in the increasingly developing city.

The wait for the conclusion of the long standing land claim dispute over the operation of water control structures along the Qu'appelle Valley river basin may soon be over as the federal and provincial government have recently made settlement offers.
"The federal government made offers to Muscowpetung, Pasqua, Sakimay, and Cowessess First Nations on May 29 2008 and are waiting their response," stated Indian and Northern Affairs Canada spokeswoman Patricia Valladoo.