Licensed Indigenous entrepreneur promoting financial literacy across North America Lots of BIPOC individuals struggle with saving, investing and managing their money. Indigenous Financial Literacy Coach Bestt Blayze Peterson is doing his part in educating and changing the way BIPOC handles money. There are differences in financial knowledge between BIPOC and their Caucasian counterparts. BIPOC families […]
Owner of Healing Hands Beauty Bar & Spa, Dina Kayseas (Binesi Ogichidaa) is changing the indigenous beauty scene with permanent makeup and other spa services. Dina Kayseas is a residential school survivor, domestic violence survivor and recovering drug addict. Dina turned to cosmetics as a way to turn her life around. After putting herself through […]
Autumn Shaganash a 26-year-old Indigenous woman has been missing for more than 2 months. The family pleads with the Barrie Police and GTA residents to help bring Autumn home. Autumn Shaganash was last seen leaving home on June 9, 2023. She lived with her sister Lili Moore and Lilli’s small children. Autumn Shaganash informed her […]
Siera Hancharyk is a beadwork artist whose ultimate goal is to fund a center for indigenous youth in Toronto to gather and grow as entrepreneurs. “To improve the future, I think it’s important to consider the seven generations before and beyond us” said Siera. Siera describes beading as a medium through which She/They can express themselves and […]
In 2022, three Winnipeg First Nations women became the victims of an alleged serial killer. The Three women have been identified as Marcedes Myran, Morgan Harris and Rebecca Contois. Police have charged Jeremy Skibicki with first-degree murder in connection with their deaths. Skibicki has been accused of rape, death threats, and violence by former spouses […]
On Saturday, July 15 Toronto’s very own Stacked Market made waves, by hosting a Black and Indigenous Backyard Market. The Backyard Market hosted over 15 vendors, ranging from natural skincare to traditional beaded jewelry and textiles, chocolates and baked goods, books, clothing and so much more. The event ran from 12-10 pm with events taking […]
Journalist, First Peoples Radio – Toronto (12 Month-Term) First Peoples Radio, (FPR) is looking for a dynamic personality to join the 106.5 ELMNT-FM Toronto, ON team. Your role as the Journalist is to create original journalism content for the production and distribution of current events relating to local issues; adhering to the highest journalistic standards, […]
Hey it’s Patrick! I got the chance to chat with playwright and co-writer of The First Métis Man of Odessa, Matthew Mackenzie! We talked about how the play came to be, how he got into playwriting, and even talked about how he snuck into Ukraine! Let’s get to know more about the man behind The […]
The Toronto Argonauts have won the 109th Grey Cup, narrowly taking down the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a final score of 24-23. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were hoping to earn a third consecutive title after winning in 2021 and 2019 (The Grey Cup championship was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Backup quarterback […]
Remembrance Day is November 11th– a day to commemorate the end of the First World War, and to acknowledge the sacrifices of the brave soldiers who fought to end one of the world’s largest and most gruesome conflicts. In Toronto, the Royal Canadian Air Force will be doing a 21-gun salute and a flypast of the […]