Band Council Resolutions support Anishinabek Education Agreement
UOI OFFICES – Henvey Inlet First Nation Chief and Council have passed the first Band Council Resolution approving the initialling of the Anishinabek Nation Education...
University of Ottawa welcomes prospective students to Aboriginal Medicine Program
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – This Saturday, February 21, Aboriginal high school students will participate in the Mini Medical program put on by the Aboriginal...
Deadline extension for Indspire bursaries and scholarships
Indspire, the largest funder of Indigenous education outside the federal government, has extended its latest application deadline for students entering or continuing their post-secondary education....
Fox honoured during Indigenous Education Week
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – Mary Fox, citizen of Wikwemikong and a long-standing Toronto First Nations community member was honoured at the opening of...
Magnetawan to host environmental and land management conference
By Rick Garrick MAGNETAWAN FIRST NATION – A Species at Risk Stewardship and Road Ecology presentation is one of seven scheduled for Magnetawan First Nation’s...
Nipissing University awarded grant to improve mental health supports
NORTH BAY – Nipissing University is launching a new project to improve counseling services for Aboriginal students. The project, titled Strengthening Campus Mental Health Supports,...
Hurt people, hurt people
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Rapper and painter Shibastik from Moose Cree First Nation tells some 40 participants at the annual HIV/AIDS conference hosted...
First Nations Public Library Week celebrates 15 years
By Marci Becking NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Former librarians were honoured during First Nations Public Library Week at Nipissing First Nation’s public library in Garden...
Canadore College signs historical Canada Indigenous Protocol
NORTH BAY – Canadore College signed an historical Canada Indigenous Protocol on Feb. 7. Initiated by Colleges and Institutes of Canada (CICan), the national and...
Lakehead University looking for Aboriginal alumni
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Lakehead University is calling out for Aboriginal alumni to participate in the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses 50th anniversary...
Writing to make songs…and pursue dreams
By Maurice Switzer NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Susan Aglukark’s writing is most familiar to Canadians as lyrics in nine record albums that have sold half...
Bringing treaties into the classroom
By Marci Becking SUDBURY – Former teacher and fluent Anishinaabemowin speaker Gloria Oshkabewisens welcomed some 140 educators and principals to the Miigwewin education conference by...
Pic River youth learn more about life from the land
By Rick Garrick Pic River’s Lucas Michano-Courchene and a group of nine 14-19 year-old youth learned more about life on the land in Pukaskwa National...
Over 1,000 earrings sought for ‘Blanket of Hope’ project
By Marci Becking NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Union of Ontario Indians staff have started a “Blanket of Hope” that represents the Spirit of the Humans...
McGill launches Indigenous Studies undergraduate program
By Karl Hele After more than a decade in the making, on Dec. 10, 2014 McGill University officially launched its minor undergraduate program in Indigenous...