North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Pow Wow – Maamwi Kindaaswin – celebrates families
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—As the sun rose, so too did the spirit of Maamwi Kindaaswin on the traditional territory of Nipissing First Nation....
Wilfrid Laurier University Press author Allison Hargreaves wins Gabrielle Roy Prize
Waterloo (May 29, 2018)– Wilfrid Laurier University Press author Allison Hargreaves has won the 2017 Gabrielle Roy Prize (English section) for her book, Violence Against...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg hand drummer and singer launches CD
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Beatrice Twance-Hynes honoured her father during the May 12 launch of her CD entitled Indian Chief’s Daughter, which features...
Trained at the Canadian Museum of History to guard artifacts at The Dokis Museum
By Kelly Anne Smith DOKIS FIRST NATION—Adrienne Dokis started out volunteering at her local museum when it opened three years ago. Now she is the...
Indigenous youth to perform at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts this month
By Rick Garrick TORONTO—Bringing more dance opportunities back home is the goal of one of the 112 Indigenous youth who will be performing in Outside...
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek artist publishes book to celebrate creating art for others
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (BZA) artist Shaun Hedican recently published Nishwaasobiboonag, which means eight years, to celebrate eight years of having the...
Indigenous artwork takes over Kensington Market
By Kristin Grant TORONTO—For the month of May, Toronto’s Kensington Market will be filled with Indigenous activists, artists and survivors, or at the very least,...