Nbisiing graduates going onward
By Marci Becking NIPISSING FIRST NATION – This year when the 10th anniversary of the Davis Armstrong Memorial Award was handed out at Nbisiing Secondary...
Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre now open
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY–Not only did Laurentian University students Paskwa Lightning and Brittney Shki-Giizis see the completion of the Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre,...
Blackstock receives honourary degree from Ryerson
By Rick Garrick TORONTO – First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada executive director Cindy Blackstock was recognized on June 6 for her...
‘Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock’ screened in North Bay
By Catherine Murton Stoehr NORTH BAY – On June 14, a Washington D.C. judge found that the Army Corps of Engineers had failed to fully...
Lakehead open house gives students a sneak peek
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Fort William’s Elysia Petrone Reitberger sang a hand drum song during her keynote presentation at Lakehead University’s 2nd Annual...
Anishinaabeg Art & Power aims to educate
By Laurie LeClair TORONTO – The Royal Ontario Museum’s long-anticipated show Anishinaabeg Art & Power opened on June 13 with a beautiful reception. Guests sipped...
Longer bucket list: Sheila Cote-Meek finds more to complete as head of Indigenous academics at Laurentian
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Initially Sheila Cote-Meek had not planned to renew her term as the head of Indigenous academics at Laurentian University....