Matawa Education appeals to Ottawa to fund program to revitalize Indigenous languages across northern Ontario

July 19, 2025

Two officials at Matawa Education and Care Centre in Thunder Bay are calling for stable funding to help them keep Ojibway, Oji-Cree and Cree languages alive across northern Ontario.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/matawa-education-1.7595759

Six Nations Polytechnic and Laurier Sign MOU to Explore Academic Alliance

July 21, 2025

Six Nations Polytechnic, a postsecondary organization recognized as a centre of excellence for Indigenous knowledge, and Wilfrid Laurier University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen academic ties to better serve Indigenous peoples in Ontario.

https://snpolytechnic.com/news/six-nations-polytechnic-laurier-sign-mou-explore-academic-alliance

Students invited to take part in Skills Ontario summer camp

July 25, 2025

Students looking to build new skills and learn more about skilled trades are invited to take part in Skills Ontario summer camp later this month.

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/students-invited-to-take-part-in-skills-ontario-summer-camp-10969543

Children cut from Jordan’s Principle services under ‘substantive equality’ should reapply: Caring Society

July 28, 2025

Two separate legal rulings in June and July are forcing Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to revisit funding denials, signaling that the government’s interpretation of Jordan’s Principle is too narrow and needs to reconsider cases where it has cut some children off.

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/children-cut-from-jordans-principle-services-under-substantive-equality-should-reapply-caring-society/

Passing on hide tanning to the next generation

July 29, 2025

Red Rock Indian Band’s Shardae Fortier enjoyed sharing her passion for hide tanning with teachers during Gakino’amaage’s (Teach for Canada) Summer Enrichment Program on July 17 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay

https://anishinabeknews.ca/2025/07/29/passing-on-hide-tanning-to-the-next-generation/