Sutherland is an active volunteer with Office of Indigenous Initiatives. He volunteers for the Peer2Peer mentorship programs as well as for annual events and activities such as the Annual Welcome Powwow, Round Dance, Debwendizon, and Annual Leadership Conference. He was also a Science Camp counselor for youth with the Aboriginal Summer Education Programs.

Amanda Burk, associate professor, in the department of fine and performing arts is exhibiting her work in an ambitious art exhibition, titled The Perspective From Here: 150 Artists From the North, marking Canada’s sesquicentennial at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.