Chi Mino Ozhitoowin honoured with 2026 Indigenous Business Award
THUNDER BAY (September 9, 2026) – Chi Mino Ozhitoowin LP received the 2026 Indigenous Business Award on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the CEN CAN...
Anishinaabe artist’s birch bark artwork to be featured at the Art Gallery of Burlington
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William First Nation’s Helen Pelletier recently had her wiigwas (birch bark) artwork printed on fabric and...
Gift of Spirit Name drives Language Keeper in Nipissing First Nation’s Ojibwe revitalization
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION — Falcon McLeod was given the responsibility of being a Nipissing First Nation Language Keeper at a young...
Connecting youth to traditional teachings on medicines, the land, and harvesting
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Fort William’s Whillow Bannon-Lamb enjoyed participating in the Food Action Network of Northwestern Ontario’s Guided Plant Harvesting Walk at...
Nokiiwin launches underwater drone at Climate Change Awareness Gathering
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Nokiiwin Tribal Council and Fort William First Nation held a Climate Change Awareness Gathering featuring the launch of an...
Annual Anishinaabe Keeshigun gathering celebrates culture and tradition in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Lily Moses was honoured to win the Women’s Special dance competition on the first day of Fort...
Opinion: Harris name still spells tragedy
By Maurice Switzer Most people of my generation can remember where they were when word reached them about certain public tragedies, like the Kennedy assassination,...