Award-winning author imparts wisdom on graduating students from the University of Windsor – Anishinabek News
WINDSOR— The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causing the cancellation of a workshop for First Nations social workers in Windsor, Ont., led to fresh inspiration for 2020 university, college, and…
Manitoba Junior Men’s Hockey Team Drops Indigenous Name – ChrisD.ca
July 23, 2020 NEEPAWA, Man. — A junior men’s hockey team in Manitoba has dropped its Indigenous mascot and name. The Neepawa Natives announced the change Wednesday, saying the team…
BC Government: Province provides funding for community clean energy projects
Press Release July 22, 2020 VICTORIA – Seven clean energy projects in First Nations, northern and rural communities will reduce pollution and make life more affordable through the Community Energy…
Historic approval: Memorial national leader with adoption of Indigenous research policy
Press Release Jul 21st, 2020 Memorial has a groundbreaking new Indigenous research policy. At its July 9 meeting, the Board of Regents approved the Research Impacting Indigenous Groups policy –…
Ontario Supports Indigenous Businesses During COVID-19
Press Release Ontario Together Fund Investment will Help Deliver Online Tools and Supports to Entrepreneurs and Business Owners July 23, 2020 TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing the Canadian…
The OISE Impact: A new round up of the Institute’s top stories, media highlights and events – OISE
Self-determining, emergent, and responsive: OISE establishes new Indigenous Educational Research Centre Welcome to the first issue of The OISE Impact – a round up of top stories, media highlights and…
Ocean plastics continue to impact some Arctic seabirds more than others: study – Nunatsiaq News
23 July 2020 “We now have a baseline of what the trends of plastic ingestion are” Although it’s understood that plastics are in the Arctic and that some birds are…
Amplifying life- and world-changing Indigenous technologies – Indigenous McMaster
Vanessa Watts, a Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe scholar and faculty member in McMaster’s Department of Sociology and Indigenous Studies program, is the new Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies. Jul…
Government of Canada invests $5.7M in new research network to study deadly blood infections
Press Release From: Canadian Institutes of Health Research McMaster University-based network will bring together researchers and patients to tackle sepsis—a leading cause of death in COVID-19 July 23, 2020 –…
GNWT announces an extension to Income Assistance COVID-19 Relief Measures
Press Release Today the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), R.J. Simpson, announced the extension of all Income Assistance (IA) COVID-19 relief measures currently in place. Under Income Security…
