CBC Aboriginal

Launched in 2007, the CBC Aboriginal website serves as a centralized resource for information on aboriginal life and issues in Canada. I found this website useful because it seems to cover a wide range of current topics, including news stories, arts and cultural happenings, and upcoming events. It also includes some really interesting content developed by First Nations people in Canada. These include:

• The Legends Project (http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/2008/06/the-history-of-the-legends-project.html), which archives the traditional oral legends of Canada’s Inuit and First Nations peoples. The legends were originally produced for CBC Radio, but have since been compiled onto compact disc. To date, 8 different nations have participated, with plans to expand to 12 by 2012.
• Ab-Originals (http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/genres/Aboriginal) is a weekly podcast of “the hottest Aboriginal music in Canada,” which is well produced, and was interesting to casually listen to.

http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal/