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2024
December
This film by an Indigenous woman highlights other Indigenous filmmakers | CBC (Attawapiskat)
Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) and the Tourism Innovation Lab launch new program | NationTalk (Aundeck Omni Kaning Frist Nation)
Coroner's probe finds 220 additional deaths at Ontario residential schools | CBC (Chippewas of the Thames)
Federal money used to document Indigenous history at Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site | Sault Star (Garden River)
MP calls for action on First Nation policing and missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls | Elliot Lake Today (M’Chigeeng)
Nipissing First Nation greenhouse provides year-round fresh food in northern Ontario | The Narwhal (Nipissing)
November
Aamjiwnaang artist receives coveted award | CK News Today (Aamjiwnaang)
Aamjiwnaang leads new path forward at UN plastics treaty talks | Ecojustice (Aamjiwnaang)
Province provides $4.6 million to 11 projects on Manitoulin Island | Timmins Daily Press (Aundeck Omni Kaning Frist Nation)
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation supports moving forward to host a DGR | Saugeen Times (Chippewas of Nawash)
Color of Hockey: Bear, Nesbitt among 6 Indigenous players to watch for 2025 NHL Draft | NHL News (Curve Lake)
How Two Indigenous Artists Are Keeping Their Traditions Alive | TVO Today (Curve Lake)
Ancient Chemong Portage route through Peterborough now marked by artwork | Peterborough Examiner (Curve Lake)
Indigenous Lodge gives Eastview students 'representation of self' within school | Barrie Today (Curve Lake)
Educate or prosecute? Two Anishnaabe weigh in on how to deal with residential school deniers | CBC (M’Chigeeng)
'Indigenous History of the Land' mural at TRSM unveiled during Treaties Recognition Week | The Eye Opener (Mississaugas of the Credit)
MCA Announces Executive Director Resignation and Appointment | NationTalk (MCA)
Artists from Eeyou Istchee nominated for International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards | CBC (Moose Cree First Nation)
Province announces over $2.5M for a dozen projects in Hearst region | Timmins Daily Press (Moose Cree First Nation)
OPG partners with Indigenous Communities for seed collection workshops supporting dam projects | Water Power Magazine (Moose Cree First Nation)
Northerners recognized with provincial accolades | Northern Ontario Business(Moose Cree First Nation)
Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford announces $12 million in funding for area | MyKapHearstNow (Moose Cree First Nation)
'The opportunity is huge': Chef cooks up traditional meal with Timmins students | Timmins Today (Nipissing)
Indigenous Hub to receive $1.3 million to provide health care to local Indigenous people | Bay Today (North Bay Indigenous Hub)
"I don't look Indigenous, but I am." | The Pretendians - CBC (Oneida Nation of the Thames)
'Social media blew up' when these women planned 1st Indigenous women's deer hunt | CBC (Oneida Nation of the Thames)
It's time to close the infrastructure gap for Indigenous communities | The Hill Times(Chippewas of Georgina Island)
Open house to discuss new community facility in Kettle and Stony Point | Sarnia News Today (Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point)
Chief Constant Honoured at Women In Mining Gala Event | NetNewsLedger (Wabun)
Becoming homeless isn't what you think it is | Orillia Matters (Whitefish River)
Woodland Cultural Centre turns hate mail into positive announcing drag show coming | Turtle Island News (Woodland Cultural Centre)
Festival celebrates harvest through dance, film and storytelling | Chatham Daily News (Woodland Cultural Centre)
Toronto is getting its first 100% Indigenous-owned department store this month | Streets of Toronto (Aamjiwnaang)
Aamjiwnaang artist wins Canada's richest prize for contemporary art | The Sarnia Observer(Aamjiwnaang)
Nico Williams' incredible sculptures are made from thousands of beads | CBC (Aamjiwnaang)
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne – Will Writing Series | NationTalk (Akwesasne)
Dr. Saylor to Conclude Services at the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne | NationTalk (Akwesasne)
Island entrepreneurs honoured at Waubetek Gala as organization celebrates 35 years | Penticton Herald (Aundeck Omni Kaning)
Fire destroys shelter for women, families in First Nation near the Sault | CTV News Northern Ontario (Batchewana)
Kettle & Stony Point re-elect Chief | Sarnia NewsToday (Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point)
Anishinabek Nation economic development forum features industry panelists | Anishinabek News(Chippewas of Rama)
Wampum Belt Ceremony held between Garden River First Nation and Sault Ste. Marie | Anishinabek News (Garden River)
$747K in federal funding boosts local environmental projects | Sault Star (Garden River)
Taylor Swift displays land acknowledgement at Toronto concerts | CityNews (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Final report on missing Indigenous children sheds light on systemic erasure | The Varsity (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Special museum exhibit to commemorate Treaties Recognition Week 2024 | Oakville News (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Gold mining company uses provincial funds to build workforce in northern Ont | CTV News (Moose Cree)
Indigenous friendship centres say they can't handle the costs of climate crisis and urbanization | Hamilton Spectator(National Association of Friendship Centres)
'Holding back tears' local film moves audience at national addictions conference | SN NewsWatch (Native Horizons)
The largest body of fresh water in the world | Anishinabek News (Nawash)
Isotope partners Bruce Power and Saugeen Ojibway Nation donate $25000 to Hockey Fights Cancer | Saugeen Times(Nawash)
Quilt finds its way home | The Eastern Door (Nipissing)
First Nations 'mobilizing' to keep Toronto drug dealers out of communities | APTN News (Shawanaga)
Six Nations of the Grand River names new CEO | Brant Beacon (Six Nations)
Ontario building more electric chargers in Brantford-Brant | Brant Beacon (Six Nations)
Students helping to build a brighter future for their First Nation | Turtle Island News (Six Nations)
Award winning Six Nations author Alicia Elliott takes on fellowship | Turtle Island News (Six Nations)
BlueTriton to halt water bottling operations in Ontario by 2025 | Waterloo Region Record (Six Nations)
WCC new building to get donation from Robbie Robertson tribute concert | Turtle Island News (Woodland Cultural Centre)
Feds support First Nations and Indigenous entrepreneurs with FedNor investment | MyEspanolaNow (Whitefish River)
October
Benzene removal from Sarnia plant complete: Ineos | The Sarnia Observer (Aamjiwnaang)
'Onkwe' Presents the Akwesasne 2nd Annual Medicine Gathering Symposium | Indian Time (Akwesasne)
Ontario investing in Island Indigenous businesses, ITO and entrepreneurs | The Manitoulin Expositor (AOK)
Feds support Indigenous early learning in Atikameksheng | Kirkland Lake Northern News (Atikameksheng)
Chippewas of Rama First Nation hosts upcoming Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities Forum | Anishinabek News (Chippewas of Rama)
Three distinguished individuals to be honoured at Fall 2024 Convocation | Waterloo News(Chippewas of the Thames)
Film screening and panel discussion acknowledges Sisters in Spirit Day | Anishinabek News (Fort William)
In Ontario's North, An Indigenous Community Digs Into Its History | University of Toronto Magazine (Nipissing)
Ceremony opens Temagami healing space | BayToday (Nipissing)
Imagine Build gets $25K boost as construction of fourth accessible home begins | CTV News London (Oneida Nation of the Thames)
Six Nations to build Canada's first Indigenous-led hospice | Brant Beacon (Six Nations)
Canada settles Agricultural Benefits specific claims with nine First Nations under Treaties 5, 6, and 10 | NationTalk (Six Nations)
Six Nations Elected Council approves new holiday | Turtle Island News (Six Nations)
Ron Gignac named new chief of police for Wikwemikong Tribal Police Services | The Manitoulin Expositor(United Chiefs of Manitoulin)
Whitefish River First Nation lawyer inducted into prestigious North American association | Anishinabek News (Whitefish River)
‘Incredibly proud’: Lead lawyer in treaty annuities case earns prestigious honour | SooToday (Whitefish River)
Meet the puppets teaching kids Kanien’kéha | CBC News (Kahnawà:ke)
Giant floor map of Great Lakes region leans heavily on Indigenous knowledge | APTN News (Kitigan Zibi)
Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) Attends Key International Meetings to advocate for Indigenous Women’s Rights | Nation Talk
Parks Canada launches Indigenous Stewardship Policy, strengthening Indigenous connections to protected lands, waters and ice | Nation Talk
Haudenosaunee Men’s Nationals finds their stride | Two Row Times
All Nations Grand River Walk | Turtle Island News
September
Archaeologists, Indigenous groups race to save history from climate change | CBC (Caldwell First Nation)
Aquatic invasive species found for first time in Canada at Hillman Marsh | CTV News Windsor (Caldwell First Nation)
Road hockey for cancer research aims to break its own world record | CBC News (Garden River)
In a lane of her own: Olivia Solomon earns a bowling scholarship to Cleary University | Sault Star (Garden River)
The Native North American Travelling College Has Deep Roots | Turtle Island News (NNATC)
WCC receives largest single non-governmental donation from the Barry and Laurie Green Family Trust | Two Row Times (Woodland Cultural Centre)
Janelle Nahmabin acclaimed Aamjiwnaang First Nation chief | Sarnia News Today (Aamjiwnaang)
2024 Inductees to the Cornwall & Area Arts Hall of Fame | The Cornwall Seeker (Akwesasne)
Native Centre finds a 'novel' way to get kids into reading | Turtle Island News (Akwesasne)
Atikameksheng-owned development corp holds open house today | Sudbury News (Atikameksheng)
Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund hosts ceremony honouring 174th anniversary of 1850 treaty signing | Anishinabek News (Aundeck Omni Kaning)
City to honour former Batchewana chief Dean Sayers | SooToday (Batchewana)
Movie Rez Ball shows why Indigenous stories are best told by Indigenous people | CBC (Chippewas of Nawash)
GBPH Partnership With Lion's Club Helps With Vision Screening Success | Bayshore Broadcasting (Chippewas of Nawash)
First time partnership with Mattagami First Nation on city's Orange Bus | Timmins Daily Press (Mattagami)
Treaty litigation successful for 21 Lake Huron First Nations | CTV News Northern Ontario (M’Chigeeng)
Canada Council Art Bank: Madweyàshkà | Like a Wave | Galleries West (M’Chigeeng)
Indigenous exhibition moves to Manitoulin Island | Sudbury Star (M’Chigeeng)
Ojibway names for Richmond Hill's rivers may appear on signs as part of city's reconciliation with Indigenous peoples | York Region (Mississaugas of the Credit)
New chair outlines priorities for BCHS board | Brantford Expositor (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Ground broken for Hagersville Library and Active Living Centre | Simcoe Reformer (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Moose Cree FN – Family Law Ratification Process | NationTalk (Moose Cree)
Aanmitaagzi artists Fringe performance a storytelling delight | Anishinabek News (Nipissing)
Celebrating 155 years of Six Nations Fair | Turtle Island News (Six Nations)
First Nations celebrate long-sought redress on treaty anniversary | Timmins Daily Press (UOI)
U of T Engineering student takes his passion for renewable energy back home to Walpole Island First Nation | U of T News (Walpole)
June
Anishinabek Nation elects first female grand chief | Sault Star (Anishinabek Nation)
Huntsville celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day | Huntsville Doppler (Whitefish River)
First Miss Indigenous Canada set for July 27 | CFWE (Six Nations)
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation to revitalize local library through partnership with Indigo | Anishinabek News (Kettle & Stony Point)
These women teach First Nations how to stop an invasive plant from choking Ontario's ecosystems | CBC (Aamjiwnaang and more)
Indspire announces 2024 Indspire Awards broadcast and Indigenous Geographic partnership | Yahoo (Indspire)
Dwadę’nyota’ Dwaga:’shǫ:’ǫh “We Celebrate our Stories” Capital Campaign | NationTalk (Woodland Cultural Centre)
Peel, Halton and York police join forces to learn about Indigenous culture | insauga (NAPS)
CBC Indigenous's Time to Eat wins national television award | CBC (Akwesasne)
May
Connecting with community through Indigenous recreation | Brock University (Georgina Island)
Batchewana First Nation permanently adopts four-day work week | SooToday (Batchewana)
TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples announces 2024 recipients - TD Media Release (Mattagami)
Walpole Island's Emma Smith appointed to new position at the University of Waterloo | Sydenham Current (Walpole Island)
The new Chief Harry Family Scholarship aims to empower Indigenous students across Canada | SI (Indspire)
Boralex awarded 125 MW of battery storage in Ontario | Renewables Now (Six Nations)
Six Nations Polytechnic receives federal funding for sustainable upgrades | Canada.ca Media Release (Six Nations Polytechnic)
Funding for road projects in West Nipissing and Mattawa | My West Nipissing Now (Nipissing)
Alderville First Nation artists brighten Cobourg's waterfront with a touch of reconciliation | APTN News (Alderville)
New Northumberland wellness hub 'a beacon of hope and support for our young people' | Yahoo News (Alderville)
Eagle feather gathered from Treaty 9 gifted to OPP | TimminsToday (Moose Cree)
Community Leaders attend Canadian Canoe Museum Grand Opening in Peterborough | MTO (Curve Lake)
Local students 'Enter the Den' | TB Newswatch (Shingwauk Teaching Lodge)
Caldwell First Nation elder says fishing here is a 'dream come true' | CBC News (Caldwell)
Ottawa 67's sign first-rounder Eshkawkogan, Sirman wins OHL academic award | Ottawa Citizen (M’Chigeeng)
Sarnia police unveil new Indigenous-themed cruiser for Aamjiwnaang | CKNX News Today (Aamjiwnaang)
Casino hosts inaugural Ohi:yo' Art Market | Gallery | Salamanca Press (Oneida)
Indigenous festival hosted by Rama First Nations | CTV News (Rama)
House of Assembly Participating in the Moose Hide Campaign | NationTalk
TELUS to provide free smartphones and wireless services to Indigenous women at risk or surviving violence in Quebec | NationTalk
Radical Stitch – The largest survey exhibition of contemporary Indigenous beadwork ever presented on the continent | NationTalk
Local school board gets $110K from Indigo for more Indigenous student library resources | SooToday
Wikwemikong resurrects tradition of Take Back the Night observance | Hamilton Spectator (Wikwemikong)
Feature film shot in Timmins up for Northern awards | Timmins Today (Moose Cree)
Why I Chose a Native American Designer For the 2024 Met Gala | Vogue (Nipissing)
Lake Nipissing candles at the Ziigwan/Spring Handmade Artist Market in Duchesnay | Anishinabek News (Nipissing)
MCA Announces Hiring of New Executive Director | Indian Time Newspaper (MCA)
Akwesasne Powwow moving to Cornwall | Yahoo News (MCA)
'Buy Indigenous' could add millions to First Nations economy | Toronto Star (Shawanaga)
Chiefs of Ontario Encouraging First Nations Businesses Owners to Register for First Nations Business Directory | Chiefs of Ontario (Chiefs of Ontario)
Landmark agreement ushers in new era of equity for FN students | SN News Watch (Biigtigong)
Anishinaabek elders and environmentalists unite to call for halt on herbicide use in Ontario forests | Yahoo News (M’Chigeeng)
Alfred makes the cut for inaugural pageant | The Eastern Door (Six Nations)
Nation-to-nation ribbon skirt exchange honours MMIWG | CBC (Six Nations)
Ontario Improving Mental Health Care for Postsecondary Students | Ontario Newsroom (Six Nations Polytechnic)
Algoma University, Shingwauk Teaching Lodge get mental health support | Sault Star (Shingwauk Teaching Lodge)
"There's nowhere like home" Aamjiwnaang opens hospice-like space | Sarnia News Today (Aamjiwnaang)
Indigenous professionals selected for prestigious Harvard Business School program | NetNewsLedger (Mattagami)
Talented Anishinaabe youth artist featured on cover of 30th Annual Great Lakes Pow Wow Guide | Anishinabek News (Beausoleil)
Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists collaborate in reconciliation art project Call to Action #83 | Anishinabek News (Beausoleil)
Canada and Blue Jays teaming up to renovate Mary Dorothy Jacobs Memorial Park | Yahoo News (Curve Lake)
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation focuses on nutrition at the upcoming pow wow | Anishinabek News (Chippewas of the Thames, Munsee-Delaware)
Old Sudbury hospital-site project to break ground 'within five years' | Northern Ontario Business (Five Nations Energy)
Tyendinaga woman recognized with Indspire Award for Education | Quinte News (Indspire)
Native Horizons Centre “Phoenix rising” as program expands | Turtle Island News (Native Horizons Treatment Centre)
April
Honouring the spirit of languages | Anishinabek News (Alderville)
Edna Manitowabi receives an Indspire Award for her contributions to culture, heritage and spirituality | CBC (Indspire)
The Indigenous-led plan to protect a vast swath of northern Ontario | The Narwhal (Moose Cree)
Curve Lake resident honoured for public school culture connections | The Peterborough Examiner (Curve Lake)
First Nation-owned Energy Companies Advance Clean Energy and Nuclear Projects in Ontario | EIN Presswire (Mississaugas of Scugog)
'Spirit of the Land' Cultural Rights and Interests Toolkit released | Anishinabek News (Anishinabek)
Six Nations works with National Research Council to digitize languages | APTN News (Six Nations)
Sharing cultures: Muskoka powwow organizers want to bring people together from across region | Muskoka Region (Wahta)
Hockey equipment drive helps to support Indigenous youth with largest collection yet | CTV News (Indigenous Hockey Drive)
Giant glowing wall will divide busy Toronto destination from Gardiner Expressway | blogTO (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Program offering way to learn about Indigenous cultures launches in Timmins | Timmins Today (Mattagami)
Kinàmàgawin Symposium Explores Indigenous Spirituality and Connection to the Land | Carlton University (M’Chigeeng)
MPs, Caldwell First Nation applaud millions for Windsor's Ojibway National Urban Park in federal budget | CBC (Caldwell)
Film by Six Nations filmmaker to debut in Brantford | The Hamilton Spectator (Six Nations)
How Indspire helped this Canadian student pursue her dreams in literature | Daily Hive (Indspire)
Brantford student wins prestigious $40,000 Laurier Scholars Award | The Stratford Beacon Herald (Aundeck-Omni-Kaning)
New series features Indigenous youth warriors | Windspeaker (Garden River)