Halton District School Board names new school ‘Oodenawi’
By Rick Garrick OAKVILLE – Oodenawi — an Anishinaabemowin word which means community — was a recent unanimous choice for the name of one of...
Good discussion at Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University
By Shirley Honyust LONDON – Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University in London offered many opportunities for current and potential recruitments to Western. Staff and...
Working together, sharing together
By KA Smith NORTH BAY –Focusing on urban strategic planning, the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre has successfully hosted the Working Together, Sharing Together Conference....
Indigenous knowledge in Lakehead curriculum by 2017
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Lakehead University is moving ahead with its Indigenous Knowledge in the Curriculum initiative that provides undergraduates with at least...
Vicky L. Corbiere Memorial Scholarship winners announced
Check out the winners of the Vicky L. Corbiere Memorial Scholarship winners here http://www.lnhl.ca/vicky-l-corbiere-memorial-scholarships.html ...
Students honoured at N’Amerind Friendship Centre banquet
By Shirley Honyust LONDON – The room buzzed with friendly chatter as the 16th Annual Urban Aboriginal Student Awards banquet took place at N`Amerind Friendship...
Mural helps promote value of Indigenous knowledge
By Maurice Switzer BRAMPTON – Jodie Williams was well into her university studies before she says she learned about “the real Canadian history.” “I was...