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Making space for Indigenous AI – Eastern Door
January 17, 2025 Following the reception of the New Frontiers of Research Fund Transformation grant of almost $23 million, Concordia University’s Abundant Intelligences research program is still developing as the project continues to grow. Part of that development was the publication of a paper in the journal AI & Society, where they outlined the research […]
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Read MoreMilton library hosting evening of Indigenous music and storytelling – MiltonToday.ca
January 17, 2025 Drumming and Meditation workshop set for Jan. 28 Enlightening, enriching and interactive. Milton Public Library promises all three at its upcoming Drumming and Meditation workshop – designed to deepen one’s understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture. Kristin Tyrer from Moose Cree First Nation aims to do that through an evening of music […]
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Read MoreCheers, applause from Igloolik for Zacharias Kunuk’s latest film – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 17, 2025 Audience invited to watch private screening of ‘Wrong Husband’ This story was updated on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at 11:15 a.m. ET. Igloolik filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk has wrapped up filming and post-production work on his latest feature Wrong Husband, which draws on ancient Inuit legends to tell the tale of an arranged […]
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Read MoreOntario investing $28M to build new Aboriginal Health Access Centre in Kenora – ReNew Canada
January 17, 2025 The Government of Ontario announced it is investing over $28 million to support the construction of the new Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig Aboriginal Health Access Centre (WNHAC) in downtown Kenora, connecting more Indigenous people and families to community-led primary care services, closer to home. “Our government is making historic investments to ensure people of […]
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Read MoreWhen the younger generation joins in the dance – Indigenous Tourism Quebec
January 16, 2025 In the communities, Pow Wow are experiencing a shift to modernity thanks to the Indigenous succession. Eruoma Awashish is impressed that an initiative that stemmed from disappointment is still going strong some 15 years later. At the time, the twentysomething-year-old was saddened to hear that the Mashteuiatsh Pow Wow had been cancelled […]
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Read MoreNew banners on campus celebrate Lək̓ʷəŋən origin story – UVic News
January 16, 2025 Celebrating people, place and planet is a key commitment for the University of Victoria, as is ʔetalnəw̓əl̓ | ÁTOL,NEUEL | Respecting the rights of one another and being in right relationship with all things. Key to fulfilling these commitments are our relationships with the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory […]
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Read MoreIndigenous leaders want in on talks about Canada’s territorial sovereignty, response to tariff threats – Global News
January 17, 2025 Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats on tariffs and Canada’s territorial sovereignty. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed and Métis National Council President Victoria Pruden […]
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Read MoreMedical Matters: Introducing CPSA’s 2025 Council Chair – CPSA
January 16, 2025 The Cree phrase for “Happy New Year” is “Miyo-acehtowi-kisikanisik.” In my culture, when we are beginning a new endeavor or meeting others for the first time, we introduce ourselves. So, I would like to start this message with an introduction. Tansi! Nicole Cardinal, nitisiyihkâson niya. Onihcikiskwapiwinihk ohci niya. Hello, my name is […]
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Read MoreNunavik teachers take strike action after latest talks fail – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 16, 2025 Negotiations have been ongoing for more than 2 years; strike expected to last until Tuesday morning Picket lines formed outside Nunavik schools and in front of the Kativik Ilisarniliriniq headquarters in Montreal as teachers started their four-day strike Thursday. Across Nunavik, about 450 Kativik Ilisarniliriniq teachers took strike action in their communities […]
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Read MoreWaterloo Indigenous-led transitional housing program being put on pause – CBC
Jan 17, 2025 Organizers say program needs to be re-envisioned The KW Urban Native Wigwam Project (KWUNWP) is putting a pause on its transitional housing program in Waterloo. A release put out by KWUNWP says the decision was difficult, but it’s necessary to “re-envision” the program. This includes hiring new staff including in leadership positions, remodeling […]
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