Sioux Lookout
Sioux Lookout is a community in northwestern Ontario.[1]
As of April 2025, it has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is located about 400 km northwest of Thunder Bay. The community is home to Sioux Mountain Public School and the Meno Ya Win Health Centre.[2]
The name appears in the Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight profiles of Holly Gray, Steve Dumonski and Clifford Mushquash.[1][3][2]
In Anishinabek News
- July 2014: Winnie Wassegijig moved to Sioux Lookout in 1993 to work for a child welfare agency. Winnie Wassegijig spent thirteen years employed in Sioux Lookout before moving to Wikwemikong.[4]
- January 2016: Remote communities located north of this town faced significant financial hardship in 2016 due to a severely shortened winter road season.[5]
- April 2016: Athletes from this community participated in the first Ontario Native Volleyball Invitational in 2016.[6]
- April 2016: Participants from this community were expected to travel to Thunder Bay for the healing walk organized by Frances Wesley in May 2016.[7]
- May 2016: Children travelling to Pelican Falls Residential School arrived at this location by train. The father of Eli Baxter visited his children at school in this area once during Christmas.[8]
- April 2017: The town has an authoritative municipal body on reconciliation and diversity. Leaders in the town started an anti-racism committee years ago to address local events.[9]
- July 2017: The community was suggested as a potential site for a "service community" to support remote First Nation communities. Such centres could host state-of-the-art hospitals, first-class high schools, and post-secondary campuses for Indigenous families.[10]
- February 2019: It is the location where Michael Kirlew is based.[11]
- March 2019: The First Nations Housing Conference originated as a small event in this community.[12]
- August 2020: The municipal government of this town formally signed the Declaration of Mutual Commitment and Friendship alongside the Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre.[13]
- November 2020: This town serves as the base for the Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre, which supports schools in the surrounding region.[14]
- August 2021: Firefighters stopped in this community while returning from a wildfire assignment in 2021. Adolphus Trudeau encountered a homeless First Nation Elder at a local Tim Hortons in the town.[15]
- July 2022: Jody Porter worked here as a reporter and editor for Wawatay News. Her time in this community impacted her education regarding First Nations and her perspective as a settler.[16]
- January 2023: Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux previously worked in this community. The community faced a shortage of doctors and dentists during the time Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux worked there.[17]
- May 2023: A student originally from this area participates in the Anishinaabemowin Language Class remotely.[18]
- May 2023: The Medicine Lines of Womanhood art exhibition is planned to travel to this community following its debut in Thunder Bay.[19]
- September 2023: This community is a scheduled stop on the 2023 Walking Through the Fire tour featuring Marc Meriläinen-Nadjiwan.[20]
- December 2023: First Nations in this area order fabric murals from Max-Wear for their buildings.[21]
- October 2024: It is the location where Audrey Anderson died in 1972. Douglas Semple attended school and Audrey Anderson worked at a restaurant in the town.[22]
- March 2026: Seven Generations Education Institute delivers a women's empowerment program in this community.[23]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Life is an Adventure for Holly Gray", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 24 April 2025 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Clifford Mushquash Fosters Hope and Healing", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 16 March 2023 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "School uses hockey to keep kids in class", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 21 March 2016 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "Winnie earns degree after ‘healing journey’", Anishinabek News, 9 July 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Delay in winter road construction costly to First Nations in Northern Ontario", Anishinabek News, 6 January 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Regional Chief Day offers congratulations to the parents, players and volunteers of INAUGURAL Youth Volleyball Tournament", Anishinabek News, 5 April 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Hand drummers to meet Mother’s Day", Anishinabek News, 27 April 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ka-i-zhi-taa-waach Ka-ki-no-maa-gay-wi-ga-mi-goon – Residential Schools", Anishinabek News, 2 May 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Reconciliation North Bay asks “what can you do?”", Anishinabek News, 26 April 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Opinion: Escaping Despair – the tragedy of Indigenous youth suicide", Anishinabek News, 24 July 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Tanya Talaga delivers keynote presentation stressing Indigenous health issues on global-scale", Anishinabek News, 1 February 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "From conference to community: introducing Canada’s First Nations Housing Community", Anishinabek News, 9 March 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous communities and Ontario municipalities sign agreement to advance reconciliation", Anishinabek News, 29 August 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Kenjgewin Teg and Kwayaciiwin release Mnidoo Mnising dialect for Anishinabemowin Early Childhood Education resources", Anishinabek News, 7 November 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Letter to the editor: First Nation Fire Fighter serves and protects", Anishinabek News, 17 August 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Jody Porter practised compassionate journalism", Anishinabek News, 26 July 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Living the Medicine Wheel teachings with Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux", Anishinabek News, 30 January 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Red Rock Anishinaabemowin Boodawe Committee to continue Anishinaabemowin Language Class", Anishinabek News, 4 May 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ontario Native Women’s Association launches new commemorative art project exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery", Anishinabek News, 23 May 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinaabe singer-songwriter set to tour with Sultans of String", Anishinabek News, 19 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fabric art murals part of travelling promotional tour", Anishinabek News, 21 December 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Film screening and panel discussion acknowledges Sisters in Spirit Day", Anishinabek News, 15 October 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Sharing the gift of seal mitt making techniques with others in Fort William First Nation", Anishinabek News, 31 March 2026 (archived copy; original article).