Indigenous filmmaker CBC series Trickster to premiere at TIFF
By Rick Garrick NIPISSING FIRST NATION — Indigenous filmmaker Michelle Latimer enjoyed shooting most of her CBC six-part original series Trickster, which will be premiering...
Indigenous communities and Ontario municipalities sign agreement to advance reconciliation
Declaration of Mutual Commitment and Friendship signed by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. TORONTO (August 19, 2020) – Today,...
Ipperwash Summer Series: Alive for a reason: Talking with Ipperwash survivors about mental health – Part 2
September 6, 2020, will mark the 25th anniversary of the shooting death of unarmed protestor Anthony “Dudley” George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper at...
Serpent River citizen Jesse Wente appointed Chair of Canada Council for the Arts
By Catherine Murton Stoehr I met with Jesse Wente for a phone interview in mid-August. At a time when many colonial organizations are trying to...
The North Bay Indigenous Hub sees continued success throughout the pandemic
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— The timing was right for staff of the North Bay Indigenous Hub (NBIH) to be front-line helpers during the...
Indigenous-led mental health program launched in the London-Middlesex region
By Colin Graf LONDON— A new mental health program is being launched to help local First Nation people in the London-Middlesex region. Co-delivered by Atlohsa...
Traditional medicine programming maximizes impact on online platforms
By Rick Garrick PETERBOROUGH — Creators Garden founder and director Joseph Pitawanakwat changed his traditional medicine programming from a community-based model to a variety of...