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Cover and Photos
Our community members provided all of the photos and artwork for this report. Often, we include their names and home communities.
Lindsay Sarazin took our cover and Shine-A-Light Gala photos. Lindsay was born and raised in North Bay; his family is from the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Lindsay is Founder of Wolf Eye Productions and a graduate of Broadcasting: Television and Video Productions at Canadore College.
On the front cover is Richard Assinewai, a Spiritual Leader and Elder in our community. Richard is from the community of Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island, speaks his Anishinaabe language fluently, shares traditional teachings, and conducts naming and healing ceremonies.
On the back cover is Katherine Sarazin, a mother, Grandmother and volunteer at the Friendship Centre for over 20 years. Following Algonquin culture and Anishnaabe traditions, Katherine lives off the land, cooking wild game, tanning her own hide, gathering her own medicines, and helping her family and community.
Design and Logo
Thanks to the Aboriginal Business Directory, we found Andre O’Bonsawin, Owner and Creative Director of Studio Eleven 17. Andre, and the research team of Patty Chabbert, Paige Restoule, and Dawn Lamothe, are the creative team behind this report. With the help of our community members, Andre designed our logo with much meaning behind it. The logo is in a circle incorporating a feather to represent the path that each individual takes. The urban community (in blue) and the teepees (in different colours) are displayed in balance through reflection. The land is represented as sweet grass in a braid, signifying the strength of both communities, as well as one of the four medicines. The sunburst behind the teepees and in the water represents the “shine,” as one Elder commented, “It’s our time to shine!”
Urban Aboriginal Communities Thrive Project
North Bay Indian Friendship Centre, North Bay, Ontario, Canada © North Bay Indian Friendship Centre | June, 2014