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Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and historic Canadian places of Pride among topics recognized in Canada’s 2025 stamps
January 16, 2025 Canada Post continues to share the stories of people and places that are meaningful to Canadians OTTAWA – Canada Post announced today its 2025 stamp lineup, which includes influential figures and key milestones that have shaped Canadian history and culture. Here are some highlights of the 2025 program: As part of a […]
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Government of Canada designates the Dominion Observatory Complex as a national historic site
From: Parks Canada January 15, 2025 This outstanding collection of surviving early 20th-century scientific buildings supported research across the country. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the Dominion Observatory Complex as a national historic site under Parks Canada’s National Program […]
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Elder from Whitefish River First Nation hoping for return of stolen regalia – CBC
Jan 14, 2025 Tim McGregor says his bag containing regalia was stolen while he was in Toronto A man from Birch Island, in Whitefish River First Nation, said he’s still trying to cope with the theft of his regalia while he was in Toronto on Sunday, Jan. 12. Tim McGregor, of the northeastern Ontario First […]
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Opinion: Humour is in the eye of the beholder – Anishinabek News
January 13, 2025 The first joke I can ever remember hearing was one told by my grandfather Moses. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and about 50 relatives were gathered in someone’s grassy backyard in Alderville First Nation for the Marsden family reunion. The adults huddled to catch up on one another’s gossip while we […]
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Northern Ontario educator launches Indigenous history video series – CBC
Jan 10, 2025 Warren Lewis says knowing Indigenous history leads to more empathy Educator Warren Lewis hopes his upcoming video series on Indigenous history will encourage non-Indigenous people to “move the needle” on reconciliation. Lewis, who is originally from the Wikwemikong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island and now lives in North Bay, is launching an […]
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Fort William First Nation closes out 2024 with 3rd annual Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance – Anishinabek News
January 10, 2025 FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William hosted the Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance III on New Year’s Eve with Stickman Alex Copenace at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre. “It’s important to promote sobriety and this is a good way to ring in the New Year in sobriety,” says Fort William […]
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The pageant empowering young Indigenous women – The Globe and Mail
Jan 10, 2025 At a powwow last year, Jessica McKenzie was approached by a woman who had survived the Sixties Scoop, one of the darkest chapters in Canada’s history. The woman held her tightly and cried. It was the moment she truly knew that her title as the first Miss Indigenous Canada carried weight and […]
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New Dokis First Nation website preserves and protects its history – Anishinabek News
January 9, 2025 DOKIS FIRST NATION—A comprehensive website on Dokis First Nation offers the Nation’s history for citizen’s at home and away. “Our band members are all over the world. This is welcome home for everybody,” says community historian Norm Dokis Jr. It all started with the defence of the true history of Dokis First […]
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ONWA Honours National Ribbon Skirt Day
ONWA Honours National Ribbon Skirt Day Ontario – Today, the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) proudly honours National Ribbon Skirt Day, a celebration of identity, resilience, and cultural reclamation. National Ribbon Skirt Day was inspired by the experience of Isabella Kulak, an Indigenous girl from Saskatchewan who was shamed for wearing a ribbon skirt to […]
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Tkaronto Turkey Day – Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society hosts its 4th annual holiday turkey hamper give-away
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2024- This Friday, December 20th, Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society (TWHLS) will host our 4th Annual Tkaronto Turkey Day. With financial support from BMO and the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle (ALFDC) – Reaching Home, we will be giving out 600 hampers containing a family-sized turkey and traditional “sides” to assist Indigenous […]
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