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A new scholarship program designed to provide financial assistance to Haudenosaunee people wanting to study at Syracuse University in New York State will be available to students on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.
The Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship program, announced by the university on Aug. 15, will provide financial assistance to qualifying students equal to…
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Ontario's oldest Aboriginal owned and operated post-secondary and training institute celebrated a milestone on Aug. 21-two decades of delivering higher education to Aboriginal people.
The First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI), located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, has produced more than 2,000 graduates since first opening its doors in 1985.
The…
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Ontario's oldest Aboriginal owned and operated post-secondary and training institute celebrated a milestone on Aug. 21-two decades of delivering higher education to Aboriginal people.
The First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI), located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, has produced more than 2,000 graduates since first opening its doors in 1985.
The…
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It was her love of the outdoors that made Angela Wassegijig decide to take on the challenge of guiding six young modern-day voyageurs on a 2,300-km expedition along a historic Metis trade route.
On June 1, she and her fellow travellers climbed into a 26 foot recreation of a voyageur canoe and began their trek from Thunder Bay to Batoche National Historic Site in…
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It was her love of the outdoors that made Angela Wassegijig decide to take on the challenge of guiding six young modern-day voyageurs on a 2,300-km expedition along a historic Metis trade route.
On June 1, she and her fellow travellers climbed into a 26 foot recreation of a voyageur canoe and began their trek from Thunder Bay to Batoche National Historic Site in…
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In her youth, Sandra Laronde was given the same advice as many young people receive-if you work hard you can achieve anything. While Laronde believes those words to be true, she also believes there's more to it than that.
Recently, Laronde was in her homeland of Teme-Augama-Anishnaabe (People of the Deepwater) in northern Ontario, where she spoke to the Temiskaming…
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In her youth, Sandra Laronde was given the same advice as many young people receive-if you work hard you can achieve anything. While Laronde believes those words to be true, she also believes there's more to it than that.
Recently, Laronde was in her homeland of Teme-Augama-Anishnaabe (People of the Deepwater) in northern Ontario, where she spoke to the Temiskaming…
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A private member's bill designed to cut First Nations in on the profits being reaped from the harvest of resources within their territories is stalled in committee because the Ontario provincial government doesn't want to see it pass, claims Gilles Bisson.
It's been more than a year since Bisson, NDP member of provincial parliament for Timmins-James Bay, introduced Bill 97…
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A private member's bill designed to cut First Nations in on the profits being reaped from the harvest of resources within their territories is stalled in committee because the Ontario provincial government doesn't want to see it pass, claims Gilles Bisson.
It's been more than a year since Bisson, NDP member of provincial parliament for Timmins-James Bay, introduced Bill 97…
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Representatives from three different nations took part in a ceremony held to right a wrong after a construction project disturbed the remains of their ancestors.
The remains of what is believed to be 15 individuals were uncovered on Aug. 11 by a construction crew working to expand Teston Rd. in Vaughan.
Once it was determined the bones were the remains of…
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Representatives from three different nations took part in a ceremony held to right a wrong after a construction project disturbed the remains of their ancestors.
The remains of what is believed to be 15 individuals were uncovered on Aug. 11 by a construction crew working to expand Teston Rd. in Vaughan.
Once it was determined the bones were the remains of…
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According to figures from Statistic Canada, Aboriginal students in Toronto are twice as likely to drop out of school as their non-Aboriginal peers.
The problem faced by the Toronto District School Board is that, in order to access more funding to address the issue, it needs more detailed information about the Aboriginal students within the school system, explained Cathy…
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According to figures from Statistic Canada, Aboriginal students in Toronto are twice as likely to drop out of school as their non-Aboriginal peers.
The problem faced by the Toronto District School Board is that, in order to access more funding to address the issue, it needs more detailed information about the Aboriginal students within the school system, explained Cathy…
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Arthritis is one of the top three most common chronic diseases among Canadian, and is even more prevalent among members of the country's Aboriginal community. Older Aboriginal women are among the groups hardest hit by the disease.
"Arthritis is a group of diseases made up of a hundred different types of arthritis," said Sheila Renton, coordinator for the Getting a Grip on…
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Arthritis is one of the top three most common chronic diseases among Canadian, and is even more prevalent among members of the country's Aboriginal community. Older Aboriginal women are among the groups hardest hit by the disease.
"Arthritis is a group of diseases made up of a hundred different types of arthritis," said Sheila Renton, coordinator for the Getting a Grip on…