Nipissing University students share treaty knowledge with community
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Nipissing University students shared treaty knowledge with the community in a special public lecture held at the North Bay Museum...
Bookshelves spreading the Indigenous word
By Maurice Switzer NORTH BAY – Bill Humphries doesn’t want other Canadians to wait as long as he did to learn about the role Indigenous...
Waabogonee EarlyON opens its doors in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre (TBIFC) launched the Waabogonee EarlyON Child and Family Centre with a flower planting activity to...
Canadore College launches Indigenous Inter-professional Cultural Safety Research Program
NORTH BAY – Next week, Canadore College will begin a seven-week Indigenous inter-professional cultural safety training program for students and health care professionals. Biigiiweyan, which...
Fleury advocates for self-compassion, pride in communities
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Theo Fleury doesn’t know exactly how he could play hockey at the highest levels – while rarely sleeping and...
‘Come Walk in our Moccasins’ Indigenous Program Mini-Medical School 2019 University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Thinking about medicine as a career? Want to meet and talk with our current medical students? Join us for our next session of “Come and...
Students helping students
By Jennifer Petahtegoose SUDBURY—A group of students in Sudbury, Ontario, heard about the Rez Girls 64 hockey team who are trying to build a rink...
Lakehead Public Schools students learn how to prevent gender-based violence
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A prevention of violence against women and girls workshop was held for about 60 Grade 7-10 male students from Lakehead Public...
Decisions and discussions at AES gathering
By Andrea Crawford AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION—Leadership from the Participating First Nations (PFNs) of the Anishinabek Education System (AES) gathered on November 13 in...
ORIGIN launches new virtual reality tools
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—ORIGIN launched two new interactive Virtual Reality (VR) tools, an ORIGIN National Advisory Council and a new brand strategy — Let’s...
Fort William First Nation youth step up in their community and schools
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Fort William’s Neveah Morriseau-Charlie performed the fancy shawl dance during the opening of the 2018 Step Up Hero Awards in Thunder...
First Nations Technical Institute celebrate high employment rates
By Rick Garrick TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY—First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) is celebrating a 93 per cent employment rate among last year’s graduates thanks to a...
Wiikwemkoong High School robotics team head to FIRST Robotics Competition in the new year
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY—The Wiikwemkoong High School robotics team is looking forward to another year of FIRST Robotics Competitions beginning in the new...
Four Nations Alliance Belt: A lesson in Indigenous Diplomacy
By Laurie E. Leclair The “Four Nations Alliance Belt” can be found in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford England under the accession number 1896.7.1. It...
Anishinabek Nation hosts Treaties Recognition Week education events
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 5, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation leaders and educators highlighted treaty education resources at a living library event held at the Harris...