By James Cullingham We lost a towering, deeply rooted presence recently. His name was Gary Potts. He gave much to his Teme-Agama Anishinaabe – Temagami First Nation community, the Temagami region, this country called Canada and anyone whose path he crossed. Temagami is located about 100 kilometers north of North Bay. It’s a storied region […]
June 21st is marked on the calendar as National Indigenous Peoples Day, but for those of us who are Indigenous, we celebrate everyday. We celebrate the culture, the language, this history, and the beauty of our people. As an Indigenous woman, I have had quite the personal journey coming to be who I am, but […]
Do you enjoy listening to audio versions of books? Audible.ca is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day (Sunday June 21st) by featuring top titles from Indigenous authors. Here is the list: From the Ashes Written and narrated by: Jesse Thistle Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins From the Ashes is a memoir about hope and resilience, […]
ELMNT FM · MOT – Roseanne Archibald & Mark Hill (May 21st, 2020) On tonight’s Moment of Truth at 7pm, I interview Six Nations Elected chief Mark Hill, his community now has no active cases of COVID-19 but every May they hold a large event that brings out thousands of people from the community and […]
Some people say they like to sing in the shower, but for Rachel Seguin, the shower is where she finds her inspiration for writing poetry. “I’ve always written poetry, and this sounds strange, but one morning several weeks ago when I was in the shower this poem started coming to me,” says Seguin, Ontario Native Women’s […]
If you’re looking to expand your movie viewing while homebound during the pandemic, the NFB is sharing a new release called, Wasekun. Filmed in cinéma vérité style, this feature-length doc follows a group of incarcerated men with troubled pasts as they undergo treatment based on Indigenous philosophy at the Waseskun Healing Center. Director Steve […]
Each Earth Week asks us to change our daily habits so we can create a healthier Earth for us all. This year asks us to make these changes for a brighter future. A brighter future holds extra meaning worldwide with most of us now a month into self-isolation and physical distancing. Earth Week may a subdued affair […]
The Métis National Council launched a new website Monday. The Council says the mobile-friendly site will provide up-to-date information on the Métis nation. A Sixties Scoop portal provides survivors with key resources like resolution agreement between the Métis Nation and the federal government. There is also a portal dedicated to Métis veterans. There you can find information about […]
There’s no doubt that virtually everyone in Toronto is suffering in one form or another from the COVID-19 outbreak. But one group in particularly dire straits is Toronto’s Indigenous community. “90 percent of the 70,000 Indigenous people in Toronto live at or below the poverty line,” says Julie Cookson, Executive Director of Anishnawbe Health Foundation […]