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A 12-foot birchbark canoe built by students at the Maawnjidiing Wiingushkeng Centre for Indigenous Excellence and Land-Based Learning in Caledon was launched at Heart Lake Conservation Area on Nov. 3.

On a sunny Friday morning, a beautiful canoe created by local Indigenous students had a successful first voyage.

Ginnifer Menominee's first solo exhibition tells the story of displacement and reclamation of the Potawatomi Nation.

Ten years ago, Susanne Richter noticed there was nothing on the Canadian side of the Thousand Islands highlighting the important role that boats have had in the area’s history.

By Kristena Schutt-Moore For several years the Anishinaabe Baptiste Community Organization and members of the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation have hosted annual birch bark canoe builds. The last two have also been in partnership with the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum. At the last build, the museum commissioned master canoe builder Chuck Commanda to build a canoe that could be put on permanent display in the museum’s Algonquin room. On Monday, Jan, 4 Commanda brou...

Author of the article: Meghan Balogh Publishing date: Dec 28, 2020  •  December 28, 2020  •  1 minute read Article content As The Kingston Whig-Standard’s weekend reporter for the past three years, my collected photos of the year this time around reflect a world on pause, not so much in what they depict but in what they don’t. In years past, my weekends have been packed with events and large gatherings of people doing the things they love, with the people they care about. This yea...