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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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Read MoreNew 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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Read MoreTkaronto 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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Read MoreWin a One-of-a-Kind Métis Experience with the Métis Nation of Ontario
December 18, 2024 The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is excited to announce a unique opportunity for MNO citizens! From now until December 20, you can earn ballots for a chance to win an unforgettable Métis experience: A family trip for up to 2 adults and 2 children to the 2025 MNO Annual General Assembly […]
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Read MoreIndigenous art installation could join controversial Queen Victoria statue in Kitchener park – The Record
Dec. 18, 2024 A staff report did not provide a recommendation regarding the future of the statue itself. An Indigenous art installation could join the contentious statue of Queen Victoria in Kitchener’s Victoria Park. Despite objections from some community members and calls to remove the statue, council agreed Monday night to explore the possibility of […]
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Read MoreThis North Bay college is helping preserve an Indigenous language in Costa Rica – CBC
Dec 16, 2024 Without their language preserved and spoken, their sense of identity and self-determination is lost Canadore College in North Bay, Ont., is helping to preserve the language of a small Indigenous community nestled in the heart of the central American nation of Costa Rica. Students with the college’s First Peoples’ Centre will use Artificial […]
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Read MoreInuktitut magazine celebrates 65th anniversary with name change
Inuktitut magazine, the longest-running Indigenous language periodical in Canada, will begin publishing under a new name in 2025 – Inuktut. The transition to a new name reflects the current use of the term Inuktut to include all dialects of the Inuit language spoken within Inuit Nunangat and better aligns with contemporary terminology. The name was […]
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Read MoreChristmas feast in Vanier – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 16, 2024 Urban Inuit families gather in Ottawa neighbourhood for a feast and fun Inuit families in Ottawa gathered on Saturday for a Christmas feast, stories and music. The annual event, held at the Pauline-Charron Centre in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood, is hosted by Illipalialisaaqtilugu EarlyON Child and Family Centre. There was a story time, […]
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Read MoreMoose Factory’s Annual Christmas Parade Saturday, December 21st, 2024 @ 4:30 pm
December 13, 2024 Begins at the MoCreebec parking lot and ends at the Moose Cree Complex parking lot. FLOAT PRIZE CATEGORIES VEHICLE 1ST – $3,500 2ND – $2,000 3RD – $1,000 4TH – $500 ATV / SNOWMOBILE / SLED 1ST – $3,500 2ND – $2,000 3RD – $1,000 4TH – $500 CHRISTMAS COSTUME PRIZES Various […]
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