by Shelna Matheis | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025
Inuit living in Ottawa line up for a feast of country food, home-cooked desserts and fruits and vegetables at a weekly drop-in hosted by Isaruit Inuit Arts in the city‘s east end. [Photo © Grace Huntley] ‘A visceral way of connecting with your culture’: How Isaruit...
by Shelna Matheis | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025
Albert Dumont, an activist, spiritual advisor and writer from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, has consistently fought for human rights and environmental protections in Ottawa. [Photo © Olivia Grandy] “A tree has rights”: Albert Dumont’s fight to protect land In...
by Shelna Matheis | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025
John Paul Kohoko sets up trail cameras in Algonquin Park as part of the Anishinaabe Moose Committee’s initiative to monitor moose populations on the Ontario side. [Photo provided by the Anishinaabe Moose Committee] How the Pikwàkanàgan First Nation is combating moose...
by Shelna Matheis | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025
Pinock Smith harvests birch bark outside his workshop in Kitigan Zibi, a roughly 2-hour drive from Ottawa. “The material lasts forever,” he said. “Birch bark doesn’t rot.” [Photo © Julia Stratton] Peeling back climate change’s impact on traditional birch crafts...
by Shelna Matheis | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025
Battling a hungry beetle, this Mohawk community hopes to keep its trees — and traditions — alive Basketmaking using black ash trees has been a part of Kanien’kehá:ka culture for as long as anyone can remember. An invasive beetle and climate change are threatening its...
