WAWA, ON – As part of the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario’s (CSCNO) Aboriginal Education Program, students from Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph will welcome Mrs. Janique Labelle to their school on Friday, April 11. This Métis and Anishinaabe visitor will lead a drumming [Read more]
LUNSA Spring Powwow March 14-16 THUNDER BAY, ON – The Lakehead University Native Student Association is hosting its annual powwow at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse from Friday, March 14 until Sunday, March 16. The theme for this year’s powwow is re-uniting the community, which was decided [Read more]
Members to Chart the Way Forward on Improvements to the Justice System Ontario has appointed 11 individuals to a committee that will help enhance First Nation representation on juries. Led by co-chairs Alvin Fiddler, Deputy Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Irwin Glasberg, Assistant Deputy [Read more]
Ontario’s first Faculty of Law in 44 years officially opened its doors, Wenesday, September 3, with a large ribbon cutting ceremony at Lakehead’s Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI), home to the University’s newest Faculty. Attendees of this historic event included the school’s first [Read more]
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario célèbre la culture des Premières Nations, des Métis et des Inuits Imprégnez-vous de traditions de longue date le 21 juin, Journée nationale des Autochtones. Cette année, explorez la riche culture des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis de [Read more]
Ontario Government Celebrates First Nation, Inuit and Métis Culture Steep yourself in time-honoured traditions on June 21, National Aboriginal Day. This year, explore the rich culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Ontario. You can share your favourite memories of Aboriginal experiences and [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The grassroots political movement sweeping First Nations communities is an opportunity for the government to reset their relationship with Canada’s Aboriginal population in order to break the cycle of poverty and the challenges that arise from it, says [Read more]
From the Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership and the Northern Ontario Research, Development, Ideas and Knowledge Institute Building Resilient Communities Through Community-Based Forest Management ALGOMA UNIVERSITY, SAULT STE MARIE, ON JANUARY 16-18, 2013 NORDIK Institute and the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Community Efforts The province is helping communities protect local watersheds and the Great Lakes through the Ontario Community Environment Fund. Applications are now being accepted for community-based environmental projects that remediate or restore the environment, [Read more]
Les esprits du Fort-St. Joseph ressuscitent pour la marche des fantômes ÎLE ST. JOSEPH, ON – Les esprits du temps jadis vous guideront au cœur des ruines du fort St. Joseph à la lueur des chandelles. Découvrez la vie quotidienne des soldats britanniques, des commerçants de fourrure, des [Read more]
Spirits of Fort St. Joseph Resurrected for Ghost Walk Event ST. JOSEPH ISLAND, ON – Spirits from the past will guide you by candlelight as you traverse the ruins of Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site. Discover what life was like for British soldiers, fur traders, First Nations and Métis [Read more]
