Mya Headrick accepts scholarship to join Minnesota’s Bemidji State University
By Sam Laskaris OAKVILLE – Though currently in Grade 11, Mya Headrick already knows what her post-secondary academic and athletic careers will look like. The...
Ziibiwan among grant recipients splitting prize money awarded to Inconvenient Indian film
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – An Indigenous electronic music producer and composer from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory has received a career boost from another well-known Indigenous...
Fort William First Nation citizen inspired by great-great-uncle to enlist and serve on Canadian Armed Forces
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Fort William’s Michael Dick realized a lifelong goal when he joined the Canadian Armed Forces Lake Superior Scottish Regiment...
Finding your Ancestors’ World War I Personnel File: A step-by-step guide
By Laurie Leclair In 2017, to commemorate the centennial of the Great War, Library and Archives Canada released the personnel files of those Canadians who...
Anishinabek Nation members weigh in on Poppy Protocols
By Laurie Leclair In May 1915, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrea’s poem, In Flanders Fields, introduced Canadians to the idea of the poppy as a symbol of...
Sagamok Anishnawbek entrepreneur gaining traction with clothing company
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen many businesses close their doors, at times permanently, Mitch Gegwetch has...
Indigenous series developer seeking advice ends up with grant
By Sam Laskaris MASSEY – Lisa Cromarty got much more than she bargained for when she contacted a former acting teacher for some advice. Cromarty,...