Content Warning: Residential Schools, MMIWG2S+ “Every Child Matters” Those are the words many of us are going to be seeing a lot on September 30th, the 12th annual Orange Shirt Day, also referred to as National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This grassroots movement, started by Phyllis Webstaff in Williams Lake, BC, is to remind us of the atrocities of Residential Schools across Canada, and the work settlers still have to do to heal and make reparations. Educators throughou

As we move into the fall, we wanted to promote several scholarships, awards, and bursaries with upcoming application deadlines. You may have heard of some of these in previous blog posts, but we thought it would be nice to share them again and add in some new options to the list! Here are some opportunities to consider: BC First Nations Public Service Scholarship The BC First Nations Public Service Scholarship is open to Indigenous applicants working in a non-elected role in

In my last blog post, I made Indigikitchen's sunflower cookies. This time, I’ll be exploring bannock and its history. Bannock is a flatbread. That means it’s not puffed up from yeast the way that loaf bread is. Loaf bread is usually cooked in the oven. Flatbread can be deep-fried, pan-fried, or oven baked. Can you see the difference? According to The Canadian Encyclopedia and Kwantlen Polytechnic University, the recipe and name ‘bannock’ originally came to Canada from Scottis