Book review: Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
Reviewed by Karl Hele Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country is the story of Louise Erdrich’s trip from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Lake of the Woods....
Opinion: A terrible triage: How COVID-19 speaks to a future for Indigenous Elders
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Sabourin From causes to cures, masks to missteps, instructions to regulations, economic impacts to lost livelihoods, the coverage of the...
Book review: Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons
Reviewed by Karl Hele Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons explores 13 different and highly summarized Indigenous stories from across...
Book review: The Scout: Tommy Prince
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Scout: Tommy Prince is a graphic novel based on the true story of Tommy Prince. The novel is aimed at...
My Sacred Promise to Moochum Joe
By Bob Wells At age nine, I made a "Sacred Promise" to my friend Moochum Joe that "I will draw words on paper telling my...
Book review: Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
By Karl Hele Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story is a graphic novel based on the true story of Cross Lake First Nation Elder, Betty...
Book Review: Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses, is an intriguing book that examines Germany’s fascination with the Indigenous cultures of North America, also referred to...
Book review: This Place: 150 Years Retold
By Karl Hele Stories by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van...
Why a Northern sawmill and biomass power plant are key to the survival of Northern Ontario
As we reach the halfway point of Premier Ford’s mandate until the 2022 provincial election, Ontarians from across the political spectrum can agree that addressing...
Absurdity ad infinitum: Status and the Indian Act
By Karl S. Hele In 1985, the Conservative government officially ended enfranchisement with Bill C-31 and restored Indian Status to thousands of people albeit with...
‘Biboon’ full of winter words to learn
Reviewed by Alex Hebert “Biboon” by Susan Johnston is a good book for young kids to learn Anishinaabemowin. It is good for children who are already...
Opinion: Stoic: A look at Indigenous masculinity
By Keith Corbiere Tommy Orange said it best in his literary award winning 2018 novel, There There: “That dance is your prayer. So don't rush...
Anishinaabe youth discovers new passion at Sudbury Round Dance
By Brittnay Gauthier-Meunier SUDBURY— Sarah Blackwell, Youth Program Coordinator, from the Social Development Department at the Anishinabek Nation, brought youth members on a trip to...
Opinion: Citizens supportive of Anishinabek Governance
NIPISSING FIRST NATION-- There are a number of grassroots Anishinabek Nation citizens who are supportive of moving past the shackles of the 1876 Indian Act. ...
Correcting assertions in legal opinions on the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
By Jidé Afolabi Over the past few weeks, a number of independent legal opinions (ILOs) on the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement have been released. These...