Bull offers insights into national Indigenous procurement mandate
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – The federal government has had a mandated commitment to have at least five per cent of its contracts awarded to...
Mikinakoos Children’s Fund launches $15,000 fundraiser for GivingTuesday
THUNDER BAY (November 22, 2023) — Mikinakoos Children’s Fund, an Indigenous children’s charity providing essentials to youth in remote First Nations in Northwestern Ontario, is...
Buffy Sainte-Marie Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate
TORONTO (NOVEMBER 23, 2023) — I want to begin by thanking the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the honour. As one of...
Fort William launches National Addictions Awareness Week with information sessions
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William launched National Addictions Awareness Week with presentations on Naloxone usage and the Good Samaritan Act,...
Lakehead University students connect with Indigenous culture and community through ribbon skirt-making
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University’s Indigenous Student Services Centre held a Ribbon Skirt Making Workshop for students on Nov. 18 at the...
Book review: Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism
Reviewed by Karl Hele Travis Hay’s Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism is a wondrous exploration of the bonds between settler colonialism and...
Curve Lake member appointed to Ontario Arts Council
By Sam Laskaris CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – Missy Knott already had a rather busy life, but when an offer came her way earlier this...