Book review: Skraelings
Reviewed by Karl Hele Rachel and Sean Qitsaulik-Tinsley’s Skraelings is a wonderfully rich exploration of Vikings, Tuniit (Dorset people), and Inuit interactions aimed at pre-highschool...
Book review: Understanding First Nations: The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism
By Karl Hele Dr. Ed Whitcomb’s Understanding First Nations: The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism is an overview of First Nations issues in Canada up to...
Letter to the Editor: A grandfather’s story – Remembrance Day on Fort William First Nation
By Kateri Skaarup FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION – He was 15 years old. Too young to enlist but yet he did anyway under a fake name....
Letter to the editor: Amherstburg: what’s in a name?
Previously published in the Windsor Star Tourism promoters call Amherstburg “one of the prettiest and oldest communities in Southwest Ontario!” Unfortunately, say historians, the picturesque...
Letter to the editor: Support for legal claim to challenge the ongoing impacts of enfranchisement
Greetings!! I am writing this article as a proud member and Councillor of the Henvey Inlet First Nation (HIFN). While I am currently a member...
Opinion: Time for truth
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance Program...
Opinion: Bi-waabndamewizig Anishinabek Nation – Tourism and Economic Development
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department Throughout our exploration into areas of economic development, we have looked at things through a variety of...
Head of the Lake Purchase
By Dr. David Shanahan By 1805, the Crown had acquired almost all of the north shore of Lake Ontario around to Niagara, with the exception...
Opinion: Major parties ominously silent on Canadian oil
By Catherine Murton Stoehr The climate platforms presented by the three major parties in Canada’s 44th national election will not prevent or even substantially mitigate...
Opinion: Looking back on the Restoration of Jurisdiction process
By Mary Laronde In 1995, the Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chiefs-in-Assembly decided to enter into self-government negotiations with Canada as a way to restore inherent...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation celebrates student achievement while embracing a new normal
By Joel Piché AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— It was August 25, the air was wet, the sun was scorching, and the COVID-19 pandemic lingering; but that...
Book review: Cristine the Tiny Snipe : Adventures in a Field (Six Nations Clan animal stories)
By Carrie MacKenzie Cristine the Tiny Snipe: Adventures in a Field by Zig Misiak and illustrated by Jennifer Bettio is a beautiful children’s book that...
What the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement is about
By Mary Laronde The proposed Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement is about Canada's recognition of First Nation jurisdiction over governance matters: Who is an Anishinabek First...
Book review: The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel
Reviewed by Karl Hele Aimed at a youth reader, Drew Hayden Taylor’s gothic novel, The Night Wanderer, is truly a marvellous read for anyone interested...
Anishinaabe Governance means living by Anishinaabe Law
By Mary Laronde Anishinabek have a system of governance that has served us well for thousands upon thousands of years. We have an all-encompassing, sophisticated...