News & Stories: Indigenous

Excerpt: "The $8.5 billion Agreement marks a transformative step toward First Nations-led services that are compassionate and culturally grounded, strengthening families, supporting children, and advancing First Nations self-determination for generations to come. Its goal is clear: fewer First Nations children in care, fewer children entering care for the first time, and more families receiving the support they need before a crisis occurs. Representing over 130 First Nations and nearly a quarter of a million people—including more than 60,000 families—the Chiefs of Ontario, alongside Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s 49 northern communities and approximately 50,000 members, celebrated this historic milestone and the beginning of implementation."

Having spent time homeless herself, OISE Professor Suzanne Stewart envisions a new kind of shelter – one that truly understands and cares for Indigenous women.

For the Conversation Canada, these books resist settler myths about Indigeneity and reclaim the creative intellectualism of Indigenous storytelling.

Green, the recipient of the 2025-26 OISE Indigenous Scholarship for Master's Students, will cross the Convocation stage later this spring.

"Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition" substantively connected inquiry-based learning with Indigenous perspectives on all learning.

Almost 15 years ago, Jennifer Sylvester was a single mother working in social services when she was accepted into U of T’s Transitional Year Programme – a bridge to university for students who left school early. Now, the MEd graduate, who is of Anishinaabe descent, has returned to pursue her PhD in social justice education and teach university students who remind her of her younger self.

Natural Curiosity invites you to register for their 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning Course

Ojibwe Online Intro Language Course

November 16 marks the anniversary of Louis Riel's death. Go to our METIS perspectives page for links and resources to enhance your classroom and encourage your students to learn about Riel's contributions and fight for Métis rights in Canada.

The release of The Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lamire has reignited discussion of incorporating Residential School history into classrooms in Canada.

À l'occasion du Mois de l'histoire des autochtones, honorons leurs histoires, leurs langues, leurs cultures et leurs contributions essentielles.

Nicole George a soutenu sa thèse avec succès le 28 mai dernier. Le CREFO lui adresse ses sincères félicitations.