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...