Floodplain project taps Indigenous knowledge, drawing international eyes – London Free Press
A new floodplain mapping project that draws on Indigenous knowledge is drawing attention from across Canada and around the world to a London-area First Nation. Around 100 people tuned in…
January / February 2022 Newsletter – Cando
Looking forward towards spring As COVID restrictions are being relaxed, staff, management and board at Cando hope that everyone reading this continues to stay safe and healthy and exercise precautions.…
First Peoples Law Report Feb 21-27, 2022 – First Peoples Law
Logging, consultation and Treaty rights were front and centre on the east coast Wemotaci serves Quebec with formal notice to suspend logging on territory | APTN News Another deplorable failure to…
Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Awards honour Wasauksing, Dokis First Nations women – Parry Sound News
February 27, 2022 The Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity (AN7GC) held their 22nd annual Anishinabek Evening of Excellence virtually for the first time ever on Jan. 27. The night was…
Chief Arren Sock re-elected in Elsipogtog First Nation – CBC
Feb 27, 2022 1,403 ballots cast in leadership election Elsipogtog First Nation has re-elected Chief Arren Sock. Sock won with 1,280 votes. Dallace Matthew Levi had 83. There were 1,403 ballots cast…
Pandemic, social unrest and now war – what comes next? – APTN News
The list goes on and on: The pandemic; George Floyd’s murder and the growing call for racial justice; pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong; an orchestrated attempt to overturn a democratic…
Wataynikaneyap Power CEO, Margaret Kenequanash, chosen as a “2022 Changemaker” by The Globe and Mail – Watay Power
We are pleased to share that Wataynikaneyap Power CEO, Margaret Kenequanash, has been chosen as a “2022 Changemaker” by The Globe and Mail. The full story can be read here:…
Charla Huber: Indigenous Protected Area plan demonstrates reconciliation in action – Times Colonist
As an optimist, I always appreciate a good success story. I take note and glean a lesson, an approach or a skill from others who have accomplished great things. We…
Indigenous Nipissing, Parry Sound women breaking the bias in male-dominated industries – North Bay Nipissing News
February 28, 2022 In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8 we are imagining a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that…
First Nations in Manitoba suing province, company over logging on traditional lands – APTN News
Two First Nations in Manitoba are suing the Manitoba government and logging giant Louisiana-Pacific Canada, saying they were not consulted prior to timber cutting on their traditional lands. Wuskwi Sipihk…
