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Inspirit makes capital commitment to help launch Foundation for Black Communities

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Together with the Laidlaw Foundation, the Inspirit Foundation uses our capital to help launch a new foundation to support Black communities. On Wednesday, March 10th, Future of Good, a digital online publication, recognized Inspirit Foundation and the Laidlaw Foundation capital transfer to support a new philanthropic organization focused on supporting Black communities – Foundation for … Continued

IndigiNews Wins Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs)

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet won the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team won the awards under the category Best Photojournalism. The COPAs are recognized as the premier digital publishing awards in Canada. Read more about the winners here. IndigiNews aims to debunk stereotypes about Indigenous communities perpetuated by mainstream media. … Continued

IndigiNews Nominated for Three Prestigious Awards

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet has been nominated for two Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team was nominated under the categories Best Photojournalism and Best Continued News Coverage of a Story. Check out media coverage of the COPAs here. Winners will be announced in February 2020. Kelsie along with … Continued

La Converse Launches New Website

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La Converse, a Quebec-based digital news platform has launched a new website to amplify the voices of underserved communities. La Converse is a local journalism project led by journalist Lela Savic. Launched as a pop-up newsletter during the pandemic to cover stories of underserved communities, the Montreal based publication has now expanded to a digital news website with Inspirit’s grant. … Continued

IndigiNews: Indigenous-led Media Outlet Nominated for Three Prestigious Awards

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet has been nominated for two Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs) and the Jack Webster Award. Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team has been nominated under the categories Best Photojournalism and Best Continued News Coverage of a Story for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Kelsie along with her fellow … Continued

IndigiNews Nominated for Three Prestigious Awards

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet has been nominated for two Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team was nominated under the categories Best Photojournalism and Best Continued News Coverage of a Story. Check out media coverage of the COPAs here. Winners will be announced in February 2021. Kelsie along with … Continued

IndigiNews: Indigenous-led Journalism

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IndigiNews aims to debunk stereotypes about Indigenous communities perpetuated by media. Supported by The Discourse and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), the first IndigiNews team was hired in April 2020 to tell stories of Indigenous communities in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. The media outlet has now expanded to Vancouver Island. Four new Indigenous … Continued

La Converse: Journalism for Underserved Communities

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Inspirit grantee La Converse, a Quebec-based digital news platform, has made it to the latest cohort of the Indie News Challenge (INC). La Converse is a local journalism project led by journalist Lela Savic in Montreal. Launched during the pandemic to cover stories of underserved communities, the pop-up newsletter will now expand to a fully operational, bilingual, digital news … Continued

imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival Founders Win Meritorious Service Decoration

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imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival founders have won the prestigious Meritorious Service Decoration (Civil Division) for showcasing Indigenous filmmaking talent around the world. Founders Cynthia Lickers-Sage, Lisa Steele, Kim Tomczak, and Wanda vanderStoop are the proud recipients of the award. The Meritorious Service Decorations recognize Canadians for exceptional achievements that bring honour to our country. Read more here.   Inspirit … Continued

Indigenous 150+ Podcast Series Launches During National Day of Indigenous Peoples Week

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As part of the Indigenous150+ Youth Ambassador program, Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth from over a dozen communities came together online to engage in cross-cultural learning and develop recording, editing, and storytelling skills. The result was the creation of over 40 podcasts by Indigenous youth, thought leaders, artists, and storytellers. The campaign launched during the week … Continued