On Sunday, September 28th, 2025 award-winning author and music artist, Vanessa Ferlaino, headlined Transform The Night to support Indigenous communities. With a contribution from Northern Credit Union, we were able to contribute $3,000 CAD to our community spotlight partner, Nakehndan.

Community Spotlight

Nakehndan – Knowing Your Truth is a not-for-profit organization in Northern Ontario supporting Indigenous survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, gender based violence, human trafficking, and their families to heal as a unit.

Working with Indigenous women and families, Nakehndan offers a variety of culturally-infused programming for women and families in Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding areas.

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Group of five people holding a large check for $2,500 made out to NAKEHDAN, inside a modern office with a reception desk and a sign that reads 'NORTHEN' on the wall.

A woman with long, curly dark hair sitting on a black chair, wearing a green outfit, holding a book, and speaking into a microphone on stage during a fireside chat event titled 'Fireside Chat with Vanessa.'

A person with long curly hair wearing a blazer and headphones around their neck is standing on stage, singing or speaking into a microphone with arms raised. There is a DJ turntable setup in front of them, and a Yamaha keyboard to the right. A large

A woman holding a microphone sitting on stage during a presentation, with a large screen behind her displaying the word 'NAKEHNDAN' and a keyboard to the right.

A woman in a red dress playing a Yamaha keyboard and singing into a microphone on stage, with an audience seated in front of her.

A person with long, curly hair, wearing a brown shirt, standing behind a DJ setup with arms outstretched. There is a microphone on a stand nearby and a large screen in the background displaying abstract black and white visuals.

Two people laughing and dancing on a stage with a microphone and a window in the background.

“With deep reverence for these sacred lands, I acknowledge that I live, work, and play on Robinson-Huron Treaty territory, the traditional lands of the Anishnaabeg, specifically Garden River First Nation and Batchewana First Nation, as well as the Métis People. Together, may we acknowledge, honour, and offer deep gratitude and respect to the people, plant, animal, and land spirits who knew this land we call home, Baawaating, long before us, and who will continue to long after. Please be welcome to take a deep breath in stillness, acknowledging the lands on which you are situated, as well as any and all other nations of first people and true keepers of this land who we may not know the name of today, but invite the opportunity to learn. May we be further invited to extend our land acknowledgements into land engagements, supporting and restoring these lands through responsible citizenship, sacred stewardship, partnership, and advocacy for various movements, including landback motions. Finally, in acknowledging these lands, may we hold space for the collective suffering we continue to witness from colonial violence, colonization, genocide, and oppressive systems still present and active in the world. This includes, but is not limited to, Palestine and its Occupied Territories, Sudan, Congo, Syria, and many more. We also bear witness to the ramifications of colonization, including discriminatory practices, exploitive uses of technology, ecocide, gender-based violence (especially in war zones), the military complex, and the border industrial complex. May our acknowledgements invite us to contribute to transformation and re-worlding. ” — Vanessa Ferlaino