Tag: indigenous
‘Giving something back’: Site for $8M Indigenous gathering space dedicated at Lambton College
News Local News Posted Jun 21, 2023 • 2 minute read Marcus Miskokoman, left, and Kyle White turn the ground during a ceremony Wednesday at the site of an Indigenous…
After-school program in Indigenous communities gets $600,000 boost
Six Nations of the Grand River children are receiving a boost to their YMCA Beyond the Bell program thanks to a $600,000 donation from the Tachane Foundation. The donation will…
Grand Erie school board hosts Indigenous leader at free public event
The Grand Erie District School Board is hosting a presentation called Lacrosse, Leadership and Climate Change featuring renowned Indigenous leaders Oren R. Lyons and Rick Hill in conversation. The event,…
A forum of indigenous women from local communities in Central Africa and the Congo Basin
The first-ever forum of indigenous women from local communities in Central Africa and the Congo Basin was held on Friday, May 12, in Brazzaville, Congo. These women found themselves around…
Lambton College students among recipients of Indigenous scholarship
Two Lambton College students have been named recipients of $10,000 scholarships named for the late John Wesley Beaver, a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain and chief of Aderville…
Lambton College students among recipients of Indigenous scholarship
News Local News Two Lambton College students have been named recipients of $10,000 scholarships named for the late John Wesley Beaver, a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain and…
Yoli, an indigenous leader between the law of armed groups and a mining giant
RFI is joining forces with the international investigative consortium Forbidden Stories to resume the work of Rafael Moreno, a journalist killed on October 16, 2022 in circumstances that have not…
In Peru, an indigenous leader known for his fight against coca has been assassinated
A chief of the Ashaninka ethnic group was assassinated on the night of Saturday April 8 to Sunday April 9 in a region of the Peruvian Amazon agitated by violence…
Family Day weekend time to learn about Indigenous culture at Rondeau Provincial Park
News Local News Aamjiwnaang First Nation artist John Williams is seen here in front of his art work ‘Makwa Endaad – Bears Lodge’ that he was commissioned to do by…
Canada to pay historic reparations to Indigenous peoples
The Canadian government announced on Saturday January 21 that it has reached a historic agreement with residential school survivors and their descendants. Worth approximately 2 billion euros, this agreement aims…