What Indigenous Wisdom Teaches Us About Growing Older
April 1, 2025
Anishinaabe Elders and Youth share perspectives on aging as part of first-of-its-kind discussion hosted by the Trent Centre for Aging & Society
Western society often treats aging as something to resist, but for many Indigenous communities, growing older is a process woven with knowledge, purpose, and intergenerational connection. Aging is not an endpoint but a cycle of life and continuation one that strengthens both the individual and the community, and a desired experience
Nonprofit organization offers support for teachers up north
April 2, 2025
Deanna Matthews, VP of Policy & Research at Gakino’amaage, and Sheryl White, Director of Education at God’s Lake Narrows First Nation School Board speak to education in remote First Nations communities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtAaqRoff04
Family denied Jordan’s Principle funds for Thunder Bay, Ont., girl’s autism therapy fears she’ll stop talking
April 4, 2025
Program funding services for First Nation children underwent changes to address backlog in requests
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-family-denied-jordans-principle-1.7501545
‘Creating context’: Indigenous journalism students rewriting historical articles
April 08, 2025
Journalism students at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) are taking a second look at yesterday’s news – specifically stories written long ago with a colonial bias.
How a land-based course is teaching students to build relationships, drive impact in communities
April 9, 2025
At McMaster University, students in the Indigenous Studies Experiential Learning Course have been engaged in hands-on, land-based learning.
