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Ontario Birchbark

Ontario Birchbark - The Aboriginal Newspaper of Ontario
has been publishing since January 2002.

Contributing Editor: Debora Steel

Birchbark is now a monthly section within the pages of Windspeaker.

 

Indigenous lawyer recognized with medal
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Delia Opekokew, IPC, received the 2013 Law Society Medal at an awards ceremony at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on May 29. A renowned leader of the Indigenous Bar, she organized residential school survivors to press for recognition of their claims...
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Educational agreement will fill employment niche
Compiled by Shari Narine
Apitisawin President Mary Jane Archibald (left) and Cambrian College President Sylvia Barnard sign a four-year agreement which will see Apitisawin Employment and Training collaborate with Cambrian College to provide Aboriginal students with new...
Grant increases First Nations’ engagement
Compiled by Shari Narine
Funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will allow the Chiefs of Ontario to take a key environmental assessment initiative to the next level. The foundation will provide $116,900 over the next two years to support the second phase of a training...
MOUs signed between Ring of Fire communities, helicopter company
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Mikawaa (Marten Falls), Eabametoong (Fort Hope), and Webequie First Nations signed multi-year agreements with Wisk Air Helicopters, enabling the First Nations to participate in helicopter services within their traditional territories,...
COO attended United Nations in NY
Compiled by Shari Narine
The First Nations in Ontario were represented at the Twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations in New York in May. This year special focus was on the implementation of the recommendations regarding Indigenous...
COO attended United Nations in NY
Compiled by Shari Narine
The First Nations in Ontario were represented at the Twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations in New York in May. This year special focus was on the implementation of the recommendations regarding Indigenous...
Mining industry can anticipate conflict with First Nations unless changes made
Compiled by Debora Steel
The mining industry can anticipate conflict with First Nations in the Ring of Fire region of Ontario if companies play by “old rules” and attempt to impose their will on communities, said Phil Fontaine, former Assembly of First Nations national...
MOUs signed between Ring of Fire communities, helicopter company
Compiled by Shari Narine
  Mikawaa (Marten Falls), Eabametoong (Fort Hope), and Webequie First Nations signed multi-year agreements with Wisk Air Helicopters, enabling the First Nations to participate in helicopter services within their traditional territories,...
Funding provided for study of Aboriginal systems
Compiled by Shari Narine
  A team of experts led by University of Ottawa law professor Ghislain Otis has been awarded $1.9 million by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for a large-scale project that will lead to a better, more sustainable legal...
Remains of Huron-Wendat ancestors to be reburied
Compiled by Shari Narine
  The University of Toronto and the Heritage Trust of Ontario have signed a memorandum of understanding with Grand Chief Konrad Sioui of the Huron-Wendat Nation aimed at reburying the bones of more than 1,500 Huron-Wendat ancestors kept for...

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