Tag: Indigenous
More Canadians going to college or university, but skilled trades still lag
The latest Statistics Canada report crunching data from the 2021 census also suggests we’re also leaving a lot of talent on the table.
‘Groundbreaking’: Indigenous women honoured for domestic violence fight
Long before a country began paying attention, a handful of local Indigenous woman began knocking on doors and listening to stories about violence in their community.
Electronic music duo headlines Indigenous festival at Western Fair
Globally renowned electronic music duo, The Halluci Nation, is set to light up the stage at London’s Western Fair on Friday, kicking off an Indigenous music and artisan festival aimed at raising money to restore the only remaining structure of a former area residential school.
Students welcome Western University’s new Indigenous learning space
Many years of planning and community consultations have gone into making Western University’s new Indigenous learning space a reality. “Now, physically standing here, I’m realizing, ‘Yes, we are heard,’ ” said Misko Banaishe Kicknosway, a fourth-year criminology student whose parents are from Walpole Island First Nation and Baker Lake in Nunavut. Kicknosway was among the […]
Never Ever Forget Me: Lineup set for barn-saving Indigenous festival
Organizers have announced the lineup for an Indigenous music and artisan festival next month aimed at helping preserve an area artifact of Canada’s residential school tragedy.