First Nation lunch program provides well-balanced meals for students in the North
By Rick Garrick WABAUSKANG FIRST NATION — The SchoolBOX North Lunch Program in Wabauskang First Nation in Treaty #3 pivoted their on-reserve school lunch program...
Bears’ Lair offers business opportunities to Indigenous entrepreneurs
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— Enter the Bears’ Lair if you dare. Vancouver-based Sparkly Frog Clan Productions, Inc. repurposed a popular television program to generate support...
Nisoonag Partnership to direct search at Spanish Residential School sites
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. Community Assistance Program...
Fleming and Trent partner to expand pathways for Indigenous learners
New agreements offering exclusive college-to-university advancement for Indigenous students to graduate with diploma and degree in five years PETERBOROUGH (February 17, 2022) – Fleming College...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Anishinaabekwe focuses on workplace and personal wellness during Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s virtual event
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Nicole Richmond shared two presentations on mindfulness and meditation during Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s A Healthier You virtual...
New funding to help evaluate app targeted at improving mental health of Indigenous people in the workplace
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University researcher Vicki Kristman and the Nokiiwin Tribal Council are evaluating the effectiveness of a Wiiji e-mental health...
Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn’s Jamie Sarazin recognized for volunteer efforts
By Rick Garrick ALGONQUINS OF PIKWÀKANAGÀN FIRST NATION — The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation’s Jamie Sarazin was recently recognized with a 2021 June Callwood...