ABPA responds to the Liberal Government’s Announcement of a National Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
ROBINSON-SUPERIOR TREATY AND FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION TERRITORY, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO (November 22, 2023) – This week, the Liberal government announced the next steps for...
Bull offers insights into national Indigenous procurement mandate
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – The federal government has had a mandated commitment to have at least five per cent of its contracts awarded to...
Mikinakoos Children’s Fund launches $15,000 fundraiser for GivingTuesday
THUNDER BAY (November 22, 2023) — Mikinakoos Children’s Fund, an Indigenous children’s charity providing essentials to youth in remote First Nations in Northwestern Ontario, is...
Buffy Sainte-Marie Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate
TORONTO (NOVEMBER 23, 2023) — I want to begin by thanking the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the honour. As one of...
Fort William launches National Addictions Awareness Week with information sessions
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William launched National Addictions Awareness Week with presentations on Naloxone usage and the Good Samaritan Act,...
First Nations remain committed to protecting their Inherent and Treaty Rights
TORONTO (October 20, 2023) – The Chiefs of Ontario released the following statement regarding the protection of First Nations Inherent and Treaty rights in the...
Lakehead University students connect with Indigenous culture and community through ribbon skirt-making
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University’s Indigenous Student Services Centre held a Ribbon Skirt Making Workshop for students on Nov. 18 at the...