Anishinaabe guest speakers celebrate Black History Month
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Mount Dennis Aboriginal EarlyON celebrated Black History Month with a series of virtual presentations by people with Afro-Indigenous ancestry, including...
Migizi Wazisin Elementary School joins the Model Schools Literacy Project
LONG LAKE #58 FIRST NATION (February 18, 2021) – Long Lake #58 First Nation and the Martin Family Initiative (MFI) are very pleased to announce...
Kenjgewin Teg joins OntarioLearn
MANITOULIN ISLAND (February 22, 2021) – Kenjgewin Teg joins OntarioLearn! Located on Mnidoo Mnising (Manitoulin Island, ON), Kenjgewin Teg provides Indigenous, culturally relevant, community-based access...
‘They’re critical and they’re important to everyone,’ says Fort William Chief on COVID-19 vaccines
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — About 150 Fort William citizens 55 years and older and with disabilities received COVID-19 vaccinations on Feb....
New First Nation campaign to promote skilled trades as first-choice careers underway
By Colin Graf LONDON— First Nations students will soon be seeing and hearing familiar faces and voices when they go looking for what they want...
Garden River First Nation cousins win $5,000 in Hack-a-thon competition
By Sam Laskaris GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION – Some recent late nights paid off for three members of Garden River First Nation. Chris Seymour, Aaron...
Crafters learn a valuable lesson in hide-tanning
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— Community members of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN) have had a unique...