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As eulachon arrive in British Columbia’s Nass River, hundreds of hungry birds follow. The spawning fish also attract other predators, such as sea lions and seals.

Where the Savior Fish Still Swims

In an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to the Nisg̱a’a nation.

Shanna Baker March 10, 2025

An Arctic tern in flight; the seabirds were a critical source of food for the Beothuk people of Newfoundland, and also likely inspired some of their funerary traditions.

In Newfoundland, a Bird Spirit May Have Guided a Lost Culture's Dead

For centuries, the Beothuk people relied on seabirds to survive—and likely to find their way to the afterlife.

Nicky Nielsen February 7, 2024

The Charming True Story of the Haunting ‘Lady in the Tree’

How an art prank created a new Halloween legend for the Miawpukek First Nation.

Roxanne Hoorn October 6, 2023

Inukshuk

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Inukshuk'

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

During the last ice age, people moved across Beringia, a massive landform connecting Asia and North America. Seasonal hunters left behind a trove of valuable evidence of their presence at the northern Canadian site known as the Bluefish Caves.

Investigating Ice Age America’s Ancient Abattoir

Scientists know people were in Yukon 24,000 years ago. But what were they doing there?

Devon Bidal January 30, 2023

First Nation tribes such as the Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ have been collaborating with Western scientists in the Indigenous-led Scotty Creek Research Station to find ways to protect Canada's land, water, and ice.

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A Year of Stories About Indigenous Achievement and Innovation

This year we highlighted ideas around the world to address some of our most persistent problems.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing December 21, 2022

Whitefish Island ponds

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Whitefish Island

Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.

A young spirit bear, part of a genetically unique population found only in Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast, is one of many animals First Nations coastal guardians work to protect.

On the Coast of British Columbia, Ancient Stewardship Gets a Modern Spin

From tracking rare spirit bears to responding to disasters, First Nations coastal guardians are on watch.

Ashley Stimpson August 30, 2022

Québec City, Québec

Onhoüa Chetek8e

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

Inez Cook at her restaurant.

How a First Nations Restaurateur Found Her Family Through Food

For more than a decade, Salmon n' Bannock has been serving indigenous cuisine and stories in Vancouver.

Diana Hubbell September 16, 2021

Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Avatar Grove

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Cypress Hill Loch Lomond Area

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

When North America was covered in ice, this was an oasis in the frozen desert.

The print on artist Melinda Shcakhofer's mask is based on an 18th-century engraving of a slave ship.

Indigenous Artists Are Reclaiming Masks as a Source of Storytelling and Strength

Bringing together traditional materials and modern messages.

Carolyn B. Heller September 15, 2020

Cairn at centre of wheel

Vulcan County, Alberta

Iniskim Umaapi (Majorville Medicine Wheel)

This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.

According to the origin story of the Tseshaht people, retold by the archaeologist Denis St. Claire, “Kwatyaat was the creator of the world we can see around us. He had a son called Kapkimyis, and in this story Kapkimyis is here with a shaman. Standing here, they cut with a mussel shell knife the thigh of Kapkimyis. The blood was scooped up and blown into. One version says the first woman emerges, the other says the first man...."

A First Nation, a Fight for Ancestral Lands, and an Unlikely Alliance

The Tseshaht people are working with archaeologists to write a new chapter in a fraught history.

Lorraine Boissoneault May 8, 2025

The medicine wheel.

Calgary, Alberta

Nose Hill Siksikaitsitapi Medicine Wheel

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

Moses Carpenter Grave.

Middlesbrough, England

Moses Carpenter's Grave

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.