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.
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.
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/
