Soar Above Stigma campaign launches to champion messages of kindness, acceptance, culture, and compassion for Indigenous communities
TORONTO— Today more than ever, First Nations people suffer in silence with the ongoing battle against stigmas that affect their lives and mental health daily....
Fort William First Nation hosts virtual pow wow
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION— A Sunrise Ceremony by Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Elder Jim Misquart was featured at the beginning of the Fort...
Letter to the editor: Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing
** Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. ** As...
No Pride in Genocide marchers call on protectors and allies to come together
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Elders Diane Hardy and Jim Misquart emphasized the impacts of Indian Residential Schools at the July...
The Walk of Sorrow brings awareness, healing and hope
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Walk of Sorrow walkers from Saskatchewan have been stopping at former Indian Residential School sites along their journey...
Digitally-staged play an act of reconciliation
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Reconciliation was the focus of Magnus Theatre’s Stolen, Azhen digitally-staged online reading of a Collective Creation Project play presented...
Lakehead University continuing dialogue on residential schools
ORILLIA (JULY 14, 2021) — The recent discoveries of missing children and unmarked graves have brought a tragic history to our collective doors. On Monday,...