Canadian Screenwriter • 26th July 2021

Through the Eyes of a Child

How co-writers Tracey Deer and Meredith Vuchnich scripted Deer's personal experiences of the Oka Crisis into the award-winning film Beans.

The Kit • 13th July 2021

A Conversation With Lesley Hampton

The boundary-pushing designer opens up about Indigenous identity and inclusivity

CBC • 7th July 2021

Devery Jacobs on representation in fashion and her favourite Indigenous designers | Life

Mohawk actor Devery Jacobs reflects her pride in her Indigenous and queer identity by highlighting BIPOC, local and queer designers in her public appearances and social media.

CBC • 30th June 2021

5 apps for learning about Indigenous life and history | Life

Our devices can open up new worlds with the download of an app, and there's a growing collection of Indigenous-focused apps that entertain and educate. This roundup includes apps that give you access to Indigenous-made TV and film, university courses and kids interactive stories.

Chatelaine • 30th June 2021

6 Indigenous Cooks Showcase Their Heritage With Delicious Recipes

We asked six Indigenous cooks to share recipes made with their traditional foods. The results are fresh, tasty dishes you can recreate at home.

Refinery29Canada • 24th June 2021

Why Indigenous People Need Other Indigenous People To Heal

It shouldn’t take a crisis to get people's attention: The outpouring of grief shared by the entire country is an extremely valid reaction, but for Indigenous people, the heartbreaking stories are a re-opening of extremely old wounds and trauma .

Refinery29Canada • 21st June 2021

What Indigenous Beauty Means To Me

I spoke with four people about where their love of makeup began and their definition of Indigenous beauty.

Point of View • 18th June 2021

Sarain Fox’s inclusive music doc Giiwewizh – Point of View Magazine

Sahtu Dene musician Jay Gilday sits on a rooftop in Yellowknife, with his acoustic guitar and a microphone aligned with the treetops. Shot on a propped-up iPhone 12, this is the opening scene of Gilday’s instalment of Giiwewizh (the Ojibway/Anishinaabe word for ‘to carry home’).

The Local • 15th June 2021

Reclaiming the Story of Toronto

For this Indigenous focused issue—with an all-Indigenous roster of incredible writers, photographers, and artists—I was hoping that we could create something that was grounded in what the Indigenous experience is like today, without the need to tap into the trauma that so often accompanies stories about us.

The Globe and Mail • 14th June 2021

Indigenous entrepreneurs find new business opportunities with subscription boxes amid COVID-19 pandemic

Last September, after a physically distanced marketplace had just wrapped up, and with a dwindling event calendar, three Six Nations women behind small businesses talked about starting a new project together.

University Affairs • 3rd June 2021

Governments turn to University of Manitoba Indigenous health institute to administer COVID-19 vaccines to Indigenous and remote communities

When COVID-19 vaccines became available in Manitoba last December, the federal and provincial governments turned to a university health institute to administer the vaccines to the population within the province’s 63 First Nations, six northern rural municipalities and 47 Northern Affairs communities, which include Métis, First Nation and non-Indigenous populations.

VICE News • 7th May 2021

Instagram Stories About Violence Against Indigenous Women Are Disappearing

People who shared Instagram stories memorializing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) on a day meant to raise awareness of the high level of violence Indigenous women face were surprised to see their stories vanish without explanation.

Point of View • 3rd May 2021

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Kímmapiiyipitssini Brings Empathy to an Opioid Crisis – Point of View Magazine

Doc is a masterclass in filming ethically in a community

Point of View • 30th April 2021

Tanya Talaga’s spirit soars with first documentary

With a world premiere at Hot Docs, award-winning investigative journalist Tanya Talaga has co-directed Spirit to Soar, a film debut, which follows up on the tragic stories in her award-winning non-fiction book Seven Fallen Feathers.

University Affairs • 27th April 2021

Weaving Indigenous and western knowledge

How Indigenous researchers and communities are working in partnership with universities and non-Indigenous researchers to shape the future of environmental sciences.

Northern Ontario Travel • 5th April 2021

Think Outside the Teapot

Thunder Bay-based Tea Horse is blazing a culinary trail with Indigenous teas made from wild rice.

Toronto Life • 25th March 2021

"The pilot won’t let you on the plane if you're not dressed for survival": This Toronto doctor travelled to Northern Ontario to vaccinate people in fly-in Indigenous reserves

Suzanne Shoush, a long-time family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, was selected to take part in Ornge’s Operation Remote Immunity initiative, joining staff and physicians to vaccinate members of 31 First Nations communities in Northern Ontario. Here’s what the experience was like.

The Local • 8th March 2021

A Year of Indigenous People Helping Indigenous People

In the middle of a pandemic, with multiple crises devastating their community, Nanook Gordon and Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat started a grassroots organization to bring compassion, aid, and culture to Indigenous people on Toronto’s streets.

FLARE • 7th December 2020

How 'Letterkenny' Got Indigenous Representation So Right

Ahead of the Canadian comedy's ninth season, writer Kelly Boutsalis explores how a show by non-Indigenous creators manages to respectfully—and accurately—represent Indigenous culture

CBC • 2nd December 2020

Wearable art, metallic fringe, tie-dye sweatsuits: The looks from the 2020 edition of Indigenous Fashion Week | Life

The second biennial Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) focused on water, from depictions that celebrated women as water carriers to models holding aloft "Water is Life" protest signs.