Biidaaban Healing Lodge receives funding for facility renovation and upgrades
By Rick Garrick BIIGTIGONG NISHNAABEG –The Biidaaban Healing Lodge recently received $15,200 from Ontario’s Partner Facility Renewal (PFR) program for renovations and upgrades for its...
Book Review: Grandfather explains how he lost his language at residential school
By Carrie MacKenzie “Stolen Words” by Melanie Florence and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is a beautiful, charming book for children ages six to nine. It...
Pilot program welcomes Indigenous students and families
This August, Enji Giigdoyang, Nipissing’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, partnered with the Schulich School of Education and Canadore College to pilot a transition program for...
Lemon Cree brings fitness message to Family Well-Being training
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE – Lemon Cree’s founder Theresa Ducharme had representatives from Anishinabek First Nations up and on their feet at the...
Planting Seeds of Self – Gitigaan Diziiaan program hosts Life Mapping workshop
By Rick Garrick Fort William’s Niigaanaabda Project teacher Julie Harmer recently shared a Life Mapping workshop at the Blue Sky Community Healing Centre’s Planting Seeds...
First-ever Youth Pow wow hits downtown Toronto
By Barb Nahwegahbow Regent Park in Toronto’s downtown core was filled with the colourful sights and sounds of the first-ever Youth Pow Wow hosted by...
Exploring the life cycle of a mine from above and below
By Cameron Welch Mining is a big part of the economy here in Ontario. For many Anishinabek citizens, living in proximity to or working in...