World-travelling First Nation chef plans to make southwestern Ontario town prime tourism destination
By Colin Graf LEAMINGTON— With the help of a world-travelling First Nations’ chef, Caldwell First Nation is planning to make the southwestern Ontario town of...
Kalamazoo company issues land acknowledgment
By Sam Laskaris KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN – A Michigan-based company specializing in architecture and engineering has acknowledged its headquarters is located on the ancestral, traditional and...
Curve Lake First Nation author captures national award
By Sam Laskaris CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – It started as an inclusion in a book of a collection of short stories almost 25 years...
Fort William look to revive cattail weaving
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — The late Treaty #3 Elder Freda McDonald’s teachings on cattail weaving were passed on during a Sept....
Building Indigenous Food Sovereignty in 14 First Nations in Northern Superior region
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY— Indigenous rural development economist Winona LaDuke spoke about heading to the sugar bush when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
New Anishinaabemowin children’s book hits the market this month
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE & STONY POINT FIRST NATION— While pregnancy heralds the beginning of a new chapter in every woman’s life, for...
Norval Morrisseau artwork to be featured in two exhibitions this fall in Manitoba
By Rick Garrick WINNIPEG — Norval Morrisseau’s artwork will be featured this fall in two separate exhibitions, at the Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery...
Biidaaban Community Service-Learning revitalizes reconciliation
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— A North Bay professor says efforts are needed to continue Reconciliation. That’s why he is calling the Biidaaban Community...
How to Powwow Dance videos a sensation across Turtle Island
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — How to Powwow Dance instructor Deanne Hupfield’s Pow Wow dance videos include a How to Powwow Dance for Kids video...
Autumn Peltier’s advocacy featured in documentary premiering at Toronto International Film Festival
By Sam Laskaris OTTAWA— Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner Autumn Peltier will soon have yet another impressive venue to further her advocacy for clean drinking...
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...
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...