Bringing treaties into the classroom
By Marci Becking SUDBURY – Former teacher and fluent Anishinaabemowin speaker Gloria Oshkabewisens welcomed some 140 educators and principals to the Miigwewin education conference by...
Youth helps species at risk in Highway 400 expansion through Magnetawan
By Rick Garrick Magnetawan’s Terry Jones is proud of the work he completed last summer for his Robinson Huron community’s Species at Risk project to...
Restoring tallgrasses part of Black Oak Savannah project
By Rick Garrick Alderville’s Cheyenne Blaker has been fighting invasive species with fire to restore the tallgrass prairie environment at her Williams Treaty community’s Black...
Student featured in APTN’s ‘Dream Big’ series
By Rick Garrick CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – Raina McCue is aiming for a career as a performance teacher after being mentored by a performance...
Creating art helps people heal
By Rick Garrick Rocky Bay’s Shaun Hedican enjoyed teaching his spiritual self-portrait workshop to an overflowing class of First Nations youth on Jan. 15 at...
Kina Gbezhgomi opens urban office, work continues on becoming a child welfare agency
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY- In every marathon there are key moments en route to the finish line. Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services celebrated...
Grandmother of Indigenous literature is resilient and determined
By Christine McFarlane TORONTO – Lee Maracle, a member of Tsleil Waututh First Nation in North Vancouver, BC is many things to many people. Though...