Indspire announces 2021 recipients, new format and Jennifer Podemski as executive producer for 2021 Indspire Awards
OHSWEKEN (May 20, 2021) — Today, Indspire announced the recipients of the 2021 Indspire Awards and introduced Jennifer Podemski as the new executive producer, heralding...
Anishinaabekwe to walk over 1,400-kilometre walk for MMIWG2S+
By Rick Garrick SAULT STE. MARIE — Wabaseemoong’s Scarlett Scott is wearing her red Jingle Dress on her healing walk from her spouse’s community of...
High-speed fibre internet on the horizon for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— By the time next fall comes around, members of Chippewas of the Thames First...
Announcing Infinithéâtre’s 21/22 Season
MONTRÉAL – The Infinithéâtre team is thrilled to get back to sharing provocative and inspiring stories… LIVE! Zach Fraser, in his first season as Infini’s...
Ontario’s Indigenous Institutes Take the Lead in Post-Secondary Virtual Learning with eCampusOntario
AKWESASNE — Thanks to collaborative, innovative funding from the province and education non-profits, member institutes of the Indigenous Institutes Consortium (IIC) will be developing and...
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care administers 10,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
By Rick Garrick Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s nurses have now provided 10,000 COVID-19 vaccinations to Indigenous people in the 12 First Nations it serves and...
Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund lead counsel David C. Nahwegahbow receives Award of Justice
NIPISSING FIRST NATION — The Robinson-Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) congratulates lead counsel David C. Nahwegahbow, IPC, LSM, of Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Genoodmagejig on receiving the...
Canadore College’s Innovation Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping (ICAMP) and Timiskaming First Nation work together to further economic development
NORTH BAY – The Timiskaming First Nation has taken another step forward in its economic development with help from Canadore College’s Innovation Centre for Advanced...
Skills Ontario and Indigenous-owned ORIGIN bring skilled trades to life in ‘Trade Up! Be Proud, Be Skilled’ Virtual Reality Careers campaign
ONTARIO (May 17, 2021) — Skills Ontario and Indigenous-owned VR Production company, ORIGIN, have teamed up to develop 25 virtual reality “career tour” experiences as...
‘A pow wow to remember’ series: Amber Manitowabi-Huebner
In a continued effort to lift everyone’s spirit during this time where we are all staying home, the Anishinabek News did a call out to...
First Nations Health Managers Association offers weekly COVID-19 virtual town halls
By Rick Garrick OTTAWA — The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) is excited about the rollout of its weekly virtual town halls featuring information...
Ontario First Nations court challenge against Ford Government’s gutting of Environmental Assessment Laws begins
TORONTO– An historic court hearing challenging the Ford Government’s gutting of Ontario environmental assessment laws, begins Monday, May 17 and lasts at least until Thursday,...
Mississauga #8 actor featured in Santa Monica theater’s Solo Stories, Six Women, Six Lives, Six Stories series
By Rick Garrick LOS ANGELES — Mississauga #8 actor Jennifer Bobiwash enjoyed presenting her There is no “I” in NDN solo show at the Morgan-Wixson...
The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres welcomes new Executive Director
TORONTO — The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is pleased to announce that, starting May 10, Gertie Mai Muise is the new, incoming...
Letter to the Editor: In defense of a discipline under threat
Aaniin. She:kon. Greetings. As faculty of Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University, we are deeply dismayed and disturbed by the events occurring at Laurentian University, and...