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A symbol of conflict or a model of cooperation? Karine Vanthuyne compares the relationship that Indigenous peoples in Canada and Guatemala have with mining.

Ghislain Otis calls for the concerted recognition of Indigenous legal systems around the world.

Northern Canada has the highest drowning rate in the country. Audrey Giles is working with Arctic communities to reduce that tragic toll.

The shifting climate is affecting what people eat in Canada’s North. Teaching Inuvialuit and Gwich’in youth how to prepare and share food from the land is a first step in building food security and resilience.

Do the Métis have treaty rights? An unprecedented legal study aims to set the murky record straight.

For more than 50 years, the Giant Mine contaminated the air, land and water around Yellowknife with arsenic. Environmental toxicologists Jules Blais and Laurie Chan are monitoring the after-effects in nearby lakes and rivers.

By inviting us to reconnect with Amerindian cosmology, Georges Sioui is pointing the way toward transformative change in modern society.

Teaching future teachers about the legacy of residential schools is a lesson in opening education to Indigenous world views.

The key to improving the well-being of Indigenous communities, says Darlene Kitty, is to teach medical students the link between Indigenous culture and Western medicine.

For the 2nd time in 5 years, students from the University of Ottawa have won the prestigious top prize at the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot. Fred Wu was the competition’s 1st best speaker, Tracey Doyle placed 2nd and Laura MacDonald 6th, giving the team 3 of the top 6 speaker prizes. uOttawa also took honours as the top-ranked team after all preliminary rounds.