Crystal Greene Archives

How woodland strap dress dancers are reviving a tradition on the powwow circuit

by MBC News | Mar 31, 2026

Photo: Joanne Soldier wears strap dress regalia, including a beaded hood and bandolier bag, at the Swan Lake First Nation Pow Wow in July 2017. Photo courtesy of Joanne Soldier By Crystal Greene Local Journalism Initiative Reporter IndigiNews When Starla Redsky...

In Manitoba, a growing herd of bagwaji-bizhikiwag offers lessons in community

by MBC News | Mar 6, 2026

Photo: A wood bison approaches Skownan First Nation operations director Rychelle Catcheway in Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park. / Screengrab courtesy Rychelle Catcheway By Crystal Greene Local Journalism Initiative Reporter IndigiNews A large herd of...

Winnipeg security guard charged, suspended as protesters rally against racial profiling

by MBC News | Mar 5, 2026

Photo: Women drum during a round dance on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, at a protest outside a Dollarama discount outlet where a private guard is alleged to have assaulted an Indigenous 46-year-old using brass knuckles. / Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative...

Indigenous rights defenders say they’ll ‘not stay silent’ after anti-protest bylaw defeated in ‘Winnipeg’

by MBC News | Mar 4, 2026

Photo: Vivian Ketchum, an Anishinaabe grandmother from Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation who lives in ‘Winnipeg,’ speaks at a rally against a controversial anti-protest bylaw outside City Hall on Feb. 17, alongside other community groups opposed to the withdrawn proposal....