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Ontario Birchbark

Ontario Birchbark - The Aboriginal Newspaper of Ontario
has been publishing since January 2002.

Contributing Editor: Debora Steel

Birchbark is now a monthly section within the pages of Windspeaker.

 

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Educational agreement will fill employment niche
Compiled by Shari Narine
Apitisawin President Mary Jane Archibald (left) and Cambrian College President Sylvia Barnard sign a four-year agreement which will see Apitisawin Employment and Training collaborate with Cambrian College to provide Aboriginal students with new...
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Anishinabek Nation honours residential school survivors
Compiled by Shari Narine
Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee stands with survivor Charlotte Contin and her daughters Dot and Judy from Henvey Inlet First Nation at the Union of Ontario Indians monument that honours survivors of the Indian Residential Schools System. The...
Martin lends support to DAREarts
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative is partnering with Toronto’s DAREarts to inspire Aboriginal youth. DAREarts provides opportunities for vulnerable children and teens in underprivileged urban and rural areas across Canada to express...
Keewatin reversal a disappointment
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its unanimous decision reversing the trial judgment of Justice Mary Sanderson in the Keewatin case from Treaty 3 territory.  This decision came less than two months after lengthy oral...
National Centre of Excellence opens doors
Compiled by Shari Narine
The Wabano National Centre of Excellence has been officially opened and is now providing the National Capital Region’s Aboriginal community with a centre dedicated to its needs. The new centre will be run by the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health,...
MNO program to provide support for Métis victims
Compiled by Shari Narine
  The Métis Nation of Ontario has added a new program. The goal of Victim Services is to expand the range and variety of culturally relevant victim services available to Métis women and children in Ontario. Based on consultations, the program...
Grant increases First Nations’ engagement
Compiled by Shari Narine
Funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will allow the Chiefs of Ontario to take a key environmental assessment initiative to the next level. The foundation will provide $116,900 over the next two years to support the second phase of a training...
Aamjiwnaang and Bkejwanong First Nations partner with Northland Power
Compiled by Shari Narine
  The Aamjiwnaang and Bkejwanong First Nations have entered into a partnership with Northland Power Inc. to develop the 100 Megawatt Grand Bend Wind Farm Project, located near Grand Bend. “We are seeking to put forth a new development model...
Keewatin reversal a disappointment
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Last month, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its unanimous decision reversing the trial judgment of Justice Mary Sanderson in the Keewatin case from Treaty 3 territory.  This decision came less than two months after lengthy oral...
National Centre of Excellence opens doors
Compiled by Shari Narine
The Wabano National Centre of Excellence has been officially opened and is now providing the National Capital Region’s Aboriginal community with a centre dedicated to its needs. The new centre will be run by the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health,...

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