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Every Child Matters, Orange Shirt Day – What Do They Mean?

Written by tejaswini on November 23, 2022. Posted in Blog, Resources.

Every year, Canada observes September 30 as Orange Shirt Day. Residents show their support by wearing orange-coloured clothes and businesses incorporate the colour on their buildings. You would have...

Recommended Resources

Written by True North Aid on September 28, 2021. Posted in Resources, Uncategorized.

LEARN MORE ABOUT INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND ISSUES Check out this list of recommendations that were curated and put together by the team at True North Aid! READ 21 Things You May Not Know...

Annual Year in Review – June 2020

Written by True North Aid on June 12, 2020. Posted in Events, Resources.

Annual Year in Review Recorded June 11th, 2020 via Zoom Conference “Nobody cares what you know till they know that you care”. There is a profound lack of hope found within northern communities in Canada....

APRIL 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Written by True North Aid on May 3, 2020. Posted in News, Projects, Resources.

April 2020 HIGHLIGHTS SUPPORTING FIRST NATIONS DURING COVID-19 LEARNING FROM HOME BACKPACK CAMPAIGN As part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to support to northern...

Collecting and Fundraising for Northern Communities

Written by True North Aid on February 16, 2020. Posted in Resources.

Collecting and Fundraising for Northern Communities Thank you for reaching out to True North Aid and helping us help First Peoples first. Your willingness and generosity to help us serve and support...

OCTOBER 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

Written by True North Aid on November 13, 2019. Posted in News, Resources.

OCTOBER 2019 HIGHLIGHTS “I’ve waited a long time to get this – I feel like I can dance.” We first met Thomas in June of this year when we visited Eabametoong First Nation for the first time.He...

Health Inequalities for Indigenous Peoples

Written by True North Aid on October 3, 2019. Posted in Health, Resources.

Health Inequalities for Indigenous Peoples SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Indigenous peoples in Canada represent the fastest growing population in Canada and suffer from some of the biggest...

Water Challenges in Indigenous Communities

Written by True North Aid on October 2, 2019. Posted in Resources, Water.

Water Challenges in Indigenous Communities As of October 2019, there are 58 Indigenous communities across Canada under long term drinking water advisories. Communities that have no running water at...

FIRST NATIONS POVERTY IN CANADA

Written by True North Aid on September 7, 2019. Posted in Resources.

Poverty among Canada’s indigenous peoples should not be accepted as a norm. Self-determination and empowerment is on the rise, and there is hope in economic programs that promote education, in economic...

HOW TO HELP FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES IN CANADA

Written by True North Aid on September 7, 2019. Posted in Resources.

How to Help Indigenous Communities in Canada Donate True North Aid is one of several Canadian charities and organizations committed to serving northern Indigenous communities in Canada. The...