Most Recent in Indigenous
Published On: June 07, 2021
TVO.org speaks with the CEO of the Native Women’s Association of Canada about the government’s priorities — and why the organization has created its own path forward.
Published On: June 03, 2021
We discuss what Canada has to do to not only reconcile its harmful past treatment of Indigenous people but revisit policies that continue to harm them.
Published On: June 02, 2021
In the wake of the discovery of 215 children’s remains in Kamloops, community members in Timmins and the James Bay area speak of trauma, healing, and the need for action.
Published On: June 02, 2021
Last week, the remains of 215 children were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. With renewed attention now on the treatment of children in those schools, here's a short explainer on their history.
Published On: June 01, 2021
OPINION: The discovery of 215 children's remains near Kamloops is yet another reminder that residential schools were not merely a dark chapter in the story of an otherwise great nation.
Published On: May 07, 2021
TVO.org speaks with Nicole Ineese-Nash about Building Our Bundle — an online program that combines mental-health skills with Indigenous cultural teachings.
Published On: April 16, 2021
After expelling the OPP from the community, chief and council say they want to establish their own police force. What would that involve — and how could the system be changed?
Published On: March 29, 2021
Reciprocity. Community. Connection to the land. At Ryerson University’s Indigenous Fashion Support program, the goal is to Indigenize entrepreneurship.
Published On: March 19, 2021
For hundreds of years, men of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have waited for the first big snowfall — and then sent their snakes speeding down the track.
Published On: March 08, 2021
During the pandemic, Indigenous artists are finding innovative ways to stay connected, hone their skills, and make a living.
Published On: March 01, 2021
OPINION: Members of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations isolating in the northwestern city have faced derogatory social-media messages. We must condemn these acts of discrimination.
Published On: March 01, 2021
With broadband access either unreliable or unavailable, communities in the northwest are taking to the airwaves to communicate vital public-health information.
Published On: January 21, 2021
At Misiway Milopemahtesewin, in Timmins, counselling is grounded in traditional teachings — helping people process a shared set of traumas and reconnect with their cultures.
Published On: January 20, 2021
TVO.org speaks with the politician about mental health, media representation — and what it means to be a public figure in a country that tried to destroy the Inuit way of life.
Published On: January 08, 2021
Shelby Lisk describes her photos of creative transformations of COVID-19 masks, part of an international project with roots in Ontario.
Published On: January 05, 2021
Indigenous protesters have occupied the site of a proposed housing development in Caledonia since July. The roots of their action go back to the American Revolution.
Published On: December 09, 2020
The community was promised an upgraded treatment plant by 2018. Two years later, its members have once again been evacuated. Why doesn’t Neskantaga have clean water yet?
Published On: December 07, 2020
What will it take for First Nations communities in the province and country to have clean drinking water?