Powerful medicine in Zikwaadan says clown drag performer
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— An Indigenous clown drag show is coming soon to your screens on January 26 at 6:30pm EST. Zikwaadan //...
Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Health sign Relationship Protocol to enhance health and wellness
CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION (January 16, 2025) – Leadership of the Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Health gathered today to sign a ground-breaking new initiative...
First Nations provide statement on province’s proposed nuclear site
Statement on Wesleyville Announcement (January 15, 2025) The Michi Saagiig First Nations of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island have had early conversations with the Province of...
Chippewas of Rama First Nation member helps Canada win gold medal at world hockey tournament
By Sam Laskaris BURKETON – Sydney Sawyer is well past her Show and Tell days at school, but the Chippewas of Rama First Nation member...
Book review: Zegaajimo: Indigenous Horror Fiction
Reviewed by Caroline MacKenzie Zegaajimo: Indigenous Horror Fiction edited by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is a collection of short stories by various...
Opinion: Humour is in the eye of the beholder
By Maurice Switzer The first joke I can ever remember hearing was one told by my grandfather Moses. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and...
Anishnawbe Business Professional Association partners with University of Toronto Law Clinic for Ring of Fire mining study
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION (January 8, 2024) – The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is proud to announce a new partnership with the International Human...
Fort William First Nation closes out 2024 with 3rd annual Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William hosted the Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance III on New Year’s Eve with Stickman Alex Copenace...
New Dokis First Nation website preserves and protects its history
By Kelly Anne Smith DOKIS FIRST NATION—A comprehensive website on Dokis First Nation offers the Nation’s history for citizen’s at home and away. “Our band...
Raptors showcase new logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – An Anishinaabe artist has received some major league exposure. Luke Swinson, a member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation,...
Indigenous leaders call for equal and equitable community safety
By Rick Garrick NETMIZAAGGAMIG NISHNAABEG — Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Chief Louis Kwissiwa and other leaders recently called for the federal government to take action on community...
Book review: Counting at Kits Beach
Reviewed by Alex Hebert Kitsilano Beach (Kits Beach) is a popular beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, located at the north edge of the neighbourhood of...
Book review: The Misewa Saga: The Sleeping Giant: Book 5
Reviewed by Karl Hele David Robertson’s fifth book in the Indigenous fantasy series called the Misewa Saga does not disappoint. It picks up immediately at...
Book review: Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History
Reviewed by Karl Hele Katrina Phillips’ Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History explores three outdoor performances created by non-Indigenous that...
Book review: The Last President: Autobiography of a Residential School Survivor
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Last President: How Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Were Entrenched in the Canadian Constitution, is a fascinating autobiography of Chief Del...