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Indigenous creations, hoarded for years by the federal government, get an audience at last (Toronto Star, Sept. 24, 2017)

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A Sept. 24, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “An Indigenous art stash, nudged into the light: Indigenous creations, hoarded for years by the federal government, get an audience at last.” The article notes: “raise a flag: works from the Indigenous Art Collection,” the inaugural exhibition of OCAD University’s OnSite Gallery, 199 Richmond St. West, […]

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Rising Rivers project – Call for First Nations volunteer ambassadors

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The following message has been forwarded to me by Barbara Spyropoulos, on whose mailing list I am following my involvement, which was of a minor nature, with the Étienne Brûlé/Wendat project. Barbara Spyropoulos CPLC 12 Division Toronto Police Service 200 Trethewey Drive Toronto ON M6M 5E6 Tel: (416) 808-1068 Fax: (416) 808-1002 spyro12d@gmail.com The message refers to […]

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Étienne Brûlé / First Nations event took place on Sept. 13, 2015 at 222 Riverside Drive

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Updates: An April 15, 2016 Globe and Mail article by Bob Rae is entitled: “Attawapiskat is not alone: Suicide crisis is national problem.” An April 23, 2016 CBC article is entitled: “West-end residents call for traffic light after fatal crash: Neighbour describes ‘mind-bogglingly horrendous bang’ as car hits building near Jane and Bloor.” A Sept. 27, […]

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Significance of the late 1880s for New Toronto and the First Nations of western Canada

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In a previous post, I’ve noted that by July 1, 1895, a radial railway extended all the way from Toronto to Etobicoke Creek in what is now south Etobicoke. The arrival of the railway had a significant impact on the population growth of Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico. The human story of the area began about 10,000 […]

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24,000-year-old body is kin to both Europeans and North American First Nations – Nov. 20, 2013 New York Times

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The Nov. 20, 2013 New York Times article – entitled: “24,000-Year-Old Body Is Kin to Both Europeans and American Indians” – begins as follows:     The genome of a young boy buried at Mal’ta near Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia some 24,000 years ago has turned out to hold two surprises for anthropologists. The first […]