Tag: Indigenous
The Road To Reconciliation: Ways To Recognize Orange Shirt Day
Today marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, offering Canadians the opportunity to get educated about Indigenous history while also supporting crucial efforts...
RVH Signs Letter Of Relationship With Indigenous Partners
Royal Victoria Regional Heath Centre, (RVH) honoured National Indigenous Peoples Day with the official signing of a Letter of Relationship (LOR) between RVH and...
Multi-Layered Approach Supports Indigenous Education
The First Nations Advisory Committee (FNAC) report presented at last night’s Near North District School Board (NNDSB) meeting outlined the scope of Indigenous education...
$750,000 OTF Grant Helps Deliver Suicide Prevention Programs For Indigenous People
In 2020, the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) received $750,000 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to create and deliver culturally sensitive suicide...
Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Community Works Toward Creation Of Local Friendship Centre
After years of building connections and creating community, the Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Community is seeking out a space to call their own.
Gravenhurst resident Theresa...
Ribbons At Bracebridge Falls Removed In Preparation For Community Quilt Project
A few dozen locals came together at Bracebridge Falls this September to tie thousands of orange ribbons in honour of the Indigenous people who...
Local Business Owner Donates $50,000 To Woodland Cultural Centre’s Save The...
A local business owner and member of Wahta First Nation has raised $50,000 for Woodland Cultural Centre’s Save the Evidence campaign, providing one of...
Event To Honour Indigenous Children Who Died At Residential Schools Coming...
Thousands of orange ribbons line the area surrounding Bracebridge Falls, and on Sept. 18, locals will come together to add thousands more in honour...
Georgian Students Learn Indigenous Language Using Virtual Reality
Georgian College is among a few schools in the world to offer Indigenous language education in an immersive virtual reality (VR) environment. This new...
Ontario Native Women’s Association Responds To MMIWG National Action Plan
The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) acknowledges and honours the thousands of Indigenous women and girls taken from us by violence, as well as...
