Former NHL player gives motivational talk in Serpent River First Nation
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION -- On May 16, Serpent River First Nation (SRFN) Youth Counsellor Robert Essex welcomed former NHL player Jason Simon to give...
Ontario government launches Pathways to Safety: Ontario’s Strategy in Response to the Final Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
THUNDER BAY (May 27, 2021) - The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) and Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services acknowledge and honour the thousands of Indigenous...
2021 Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase to highlight Indigenous voices on economic reconciliation
VANCOUVER (May 27, 2021) -- 70 per cent of Canadians believe natural resource development is a good way for Indigenous communities to create skilled and...
Canada and Dokis First Nation celebrate settlement of specific claim
DOKIS FIRST NATION (May 27, 2021) - Working collaboratively to renew relationships and righting historical wrongs is key to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in...
Moose Deer Point youth to attend Northern Ontario School of Medicine in fall of 2021
By Rick Garrick MOOSE DEER POINT — Moose Deer Point’s Chloe Smith looks forward to attending the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) this fall...
Book review: We Dream Medicine Dreams
By Carrie MacKenzie We Dream Medicine Dreams written and illustrated by Lisa Bovin is a beautiful and moving story of a young girl saying goodbye...
Book review: Seen but Not Seen
By Maurice Switzer In his prologue to the most recent of half a dozen titles he has authored on Indigenous topics, Donald B. Smith admits...
Research project honours First Nation veterans in final resting place
By Colin Graf MONTREAL -- More than 70 First Nation veterans across Canada have been honoured in the last two years with new grave markers...
‘A pow wow to remember’ series: Leaira Solomon
In a continued effort to lift everyone's spirit during this time where we are all staying home, the Anishinabek News did a call out to...
Descendants of Komonee and Sarah George return to their homelands and raise questions on ownership of the former Ipperwash Provincial Park
LAMBTON SHORES ( May 1 4, 2021)— Relatives of the late Anthony “Dudley” George began occupying the former Ipperwash Provincial Park today in a land...
2021 Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase a two-day virtual dialogue about reconciliation, shared prosperity in Canada
The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Honourable Stephen Point, and Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan will offer keynote addresses VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The 2021 Indigenous...
Minister Miller announces appointment of new Chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board
OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY (May 20, 2021) - Increasing Indigenous participation in the economy helps improve the well-being and quality of life of Indigenous...
Indspire announces 2021 recipients, new format and Jennifer Podemski as executive producer for 2021 Indspire Awards
OHSWEKEN (May 20, 2021) -- Today, Indspire announced the recipients of the 2021 Indspire Awards and introduced Jennifer Podemski as the new executive producer, heralding...
Anishinaabekwe to walk over 1,400-kilometre walk for MMIWG2S+
By Rick Garrick SAULT STE. MARIE — Wabaseemoong’s Scarlett Scott is wearing her red Jingle Dress on her healing walk from her spouse’s community of...
High-speed fibre internet on the horizon for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— By the time next fall comes around, members of Chippewas of the Thames First...