Pearson: Tsunami of future dementia cases will need community-wide response
It’s hard to find anyone in this country who doesn’t know someone suffering from dementia. Read the full story
Board reviewing safe schools policy amid rising violence in schools
The Thames Valley District school board is at the beginning stage of its safe schools review process Read the full story
Benzene levels set off alarms in Sarnia, again, amid chemical plant’s suspension
SARNIA – Ineos Styrolution issued a notice Monday morning “as a proactive precaution” about benzene emissions detected at its Sarnia chemical plant, which is the subject of a suspension order by Ontario’s Environment Ministry. The company announced that hourly benzene emissions at its site have been detected above 0.021 parts-per million as a nearby Indigenous […]
PHOTOS: London-area’s War of 1812 history comes alive
Muskets, heavy wool, wood smoke – and immaculate attention to detail. Check out photos of a re-enactment of the 1814 Battle of Longwoods.
Reconciliation: London area shaping U.S. scholar’s Indigenous work
A visiting Fulbright scholar, Cristina Stanciu says she’s gaining insight into the Indigenous residential school system from survivors.
Tallman: Psychedelics may have role in religious experience, if God so wishes
For thousands of years Indigenous people have been using plant medicines such as magic mushrooms for healing and religious purposes.
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues calls for Canada and the US to decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) once again called on Canada and the U.S. to decommission the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. Indigenous communities on both sides of the border have repeatedly called for the decommissioning to protect a broad range of human rights. Read the full story by the Center for International…
LFP earns Digital Publishing Award nomination for Sixties Scoop story
The Boy With Two Names, a London Free Press story about an Indigenous family’s journey through the Sixties Scoop, is nominated for a national Digital Publishing Award.
Tribal interests remain at heart of opposition to Great Lakes oil pipeline
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa previously filed lawsuits against Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline project in an effort to shut it down. Later this month, Indigenous leaders will speak before a United Nations panel about their ongoing concerns with the project. Read the full story by Public News Service. Read the full…
Tribes and Forest Service host 2-day Shared Learning for Co-Stewardship
Staff from the Superior National Forest and three Bands of Chippewa Indigenous Nations recently met in Grand Portage, Minnesota, to engage together on “Shared Learning for Co-Stewardship.” The two-day training addressed Indigenous tribal sovereignty, treaty rights and trust obligations, traditional ecological knowledge, and tribal stewardship priorities. Read the full story by Red Lake Nation News….
At Fanshawe College, new program helps revive Indigenous language
It’s been at least 30 years since the Ojibway community Chippewas of the Thames had a resident whosemother tongue was the tribe’s Indigenous language.
Request for Proposals: Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework Small Grants
News Request for Proposals: Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework Small Grants Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission today issued a request for proposals (RFP) to support participation in the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) and implementation of priority Phragmites management actions. Indigenous Nations, U.S.-based state or local units of government, lake associations/watershed protection groups, nonprofit organizations, universities/colleges,…