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Anishinabek News – Dec 6, 2018 Fort William’s Neveah Morriseau-Charlie performed the fancy shawl dance during the opening of the 2018 Step Up Hero Awards in Thunder Bay. The awards were presented by Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and the Children’s Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay to recognize 10 children and youth for

CBC - November 29, 2018 Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says she supports efforts by a group of northern Ontario First Nations youth for a new high school and an end to the billeting system that adds to the struggles of students who face "constant fear" in Thunder Bay. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/thunder-bay-first-nations-students-new-school-1.4924744   Residential school survivor calls

Anishinabek News -November 20, 2018 First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) is celebrating a 93 per cent employment rate among last year’s graduates thanks to a focus on education and being workplace ready. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/11/20/first-nations-technical-institute-celebrate-high-employment-rates/   The Cost of learning: Research in Canada's North up to 25 times more expensive CBC - November 20, 2018 Consultation with

Global News – November 9, 2018 When Tiannie Paul walked across the stage at Cape Breton University over the weekend to receive her diploma, she never expected to also receive a standing ovation. But as the first Mi’kmaw woman to complete the engineering diploma program, the school decided to honour her achievements. https://globalnews.ca/news/4647205/first-indigenous-woman-cbu-engineering/   First

The Star - October 30, 2018 Tanya Talaga was taken aback when the CBC asked her to be the 2018 Massey Lecturer. The award-winning Toronto Star reporter and best-selling author told a rapt audience in Toronto on Tuesday evening that she felt she didn’t have much in common with esteemed Massey Lecturers from years past,

Anishinabek News- October 10, 2018 Mary Wabano, the Director of The First People’s Centre at Canadore College and Associate Dean Indigenous Studies, shared her story during an Orange Shirt Day gathering in the main foyer of Canadore College Friday, September 28. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/10/10/orange-shirt-day-honours-survivors-of-dark-chapter-of-canadas-history/   Cultural gathering at Nathan Phillips Square offers chance to learn about residential

September 19, 2018 As the newly appointed Indigenous advisor with Ryerson University’s Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Riley Kucheran is looking to get more Indigenous university graduates interested in pursuing graduate studies. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2018/09/19/ryerson-university-yeates-school-of-graduate-studies-appoints-first-indigenous-advisor/   Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay use digital storytelling to tackle local issues September 19, 2018 Tyarra Goodman is a

August 30, 2018 Despite reservations expressed by its members and trustees, the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury has announced it will adopt an old version of the sexual education curriculum, as per orders from Ontario's Ministry of Education. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sex-ed-ontario-consent-cyberbullying-gender-lgbtq-1.4804072   Why an immersive Ojibwe language program is taking students bowling August 30, 2018 The

August 15, 2018 The federal government is consulting with Indigenous groups before declaring a national statutory holiday to mark the painful legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools. The main sticking point has been choosing a date for the annual event. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-negotiating-to-create-new-statutory-holiday-marking-brutal/   County school board disappointed with cancellation of indigenous sessions August 14, 2018 Simcoe