Heroes in Health Awards presented at 6th annual health conference
By Marci Becking ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – For the past six years, the Anishinabek Nation has been recognizing individuals in the health field who have...
Fundraising campaign has commenced for new Wiikwemkoong long-term care facility
By Sam Laskaris WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – A major fundraising campaign to build a new long-term care facility on Manitoulin Island has begun. Officials with...
Wikwemikong Nursing Home will have COVID-19 vaccines this week
WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – Chief and Council of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory report that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination will be made available this week for the...
Potential high-risk exposure to COVID-19 at local business
NIPISSING FIRST NATION (January 5, 2021) – Nipissing First Nation is advising people of potential high-risk exposure to COVID-19 at a local business. This notice...
Anishinaabe communities come together to continue protecting Lake Superior for future generations
By Rick Garrick PAYS PLAT — Pays Plat Chief Peter Mushquash emphasized the importance of protecting Lake Superior for future generations during a Dec. 15...
Batchewana First Nation Water Treatment Plant
GOULAIS, ONT. – December 16 is a very important day for the members of the Batchewana First Nation (BFN). For too long, murky undrinkable water...
Indigenous communities first up in second round of vaccines
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION - "Indigenous communities are going to be involved in the second round as a priority," stated Nipissing First...
‘It’s looking at the entire person, not just what’s physically troubling them’
TORONTO--When she was growing up in M'Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ashley Migwans' grandfather offered ever-present guidance. The Second World War Veteran seemed to...
Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations and Water First announce new training internship for Water Treatment Plant Operators
Next generation of Indigenous Water Treatment Workers are finding solutions through training in Water Trades and Sciences TORONTO -- The Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First...
Mino Bimaadiziwin Healing and Prevention Centre opens its doors in Toronto
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) celebrated the grand opening of the Mino Bimaadiziwin Healing and Prevention Centre...
Voluntary Indigenous Self-Identification Pilot Project launched at Northeast Cancer Centre in Sudbury
SUDBURY— Health Sciences North (HSN) and the Northeast Cancer Centre (NECC) are committed to supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis patients on their healthcare journey...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation harm reduction team find new ways to address substance-abuse problems amidst pandemic
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— Efforts to fight a pandemic running parallel with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—...
Additional rapid access to specialized addiction services in a healing environment available in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Fort William opened a new Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic on...
Southwestern First Nations see new funding to address critical needs during pandemic
By Colin Graf LONDON— First Nations and groups supporting their members across Southwestern Ontario are using new federal funding in numerous ways to help get...
Fort William First Nation working to ‘keep folks safe’ amidst increase of COVID-19 cases
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Fort William Chief Peter Collins recently called for a travel moratorium into northwestern Ontario due to the second wave...