Francis Pegahmagabow: controversial hero
Reviewed by Karl Hele Adrian Hayes. Pegahmagabow: Life-Long Warrior. Toronto: Blue Butterfly Books, 2009. Adrian Hayes’ brief biography of Francis Pegahmagabow from Parry Island First...
AFN Chiefs in Assembly in support of alternative education resolution
Ottawa, ON (May 27, 2014) — The Assembly of First Nations Chiefs-in-Assembly voted in favour of an alternative education resolution put forward by Chiefs from...
Mother Earth needs our help!
By Kelly Crawford M’CHIGEENG FN – Participants in an Earth Day Teach-in were told to speak up about the importance of water. “Use teachings every...
Youth want justice now
By Steven Rickard Bill C-33 – First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act — is a bill that will give the Canadian government full...
Feds can’t be trusted on education: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation) May 26, 2014 – First Nations leaders are gathering in Ottawa to discuss how to move forward on creating an...
Aamjiwnaang dad makes moss bag for baby
By Chochi Knott AAMJIWNAANG FN — The Union of Ontario Indians FASD Program continually tries to engage our fathers with the workshops we deliver. The...
Women keep walking to honour the water
By Julie Kapyrka WARSAW, Ont. – Water is precious. Water is sacred. Water is one of the basic elements needed for all life to exist....
Canadore keeps Native students longer
NORTH BAY – Canadore College has the highest Aboriginal student retention rate in Ontario. Nearly 20 percent of Canadore’s total student population is of Ojibway,...
Wawanosh descendant real Indian princess
By Laurie Leclair The undated sepia photograph rests in its original gold frame as part of the Wawanosh Family Papers at Western University in London,...
Chiefs crafting response to condemned education bill
OTTAWA – The fate of the federal government’s widely-condemned First Nations education legislation will be in the hands of Chiefs gathering in Ottawa May 27....
History teaches Native kids about themselves
By Kelly Crawford M’CHIGEENG FN – When First Nations kids do history projects, they’re learning about themselves. “I am really impressed with the quality of...
Valcourt calls chiefs ‘rogue’, threat to national security
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations on May 15, labeling the chiefs...
Rolling the dice on our education
An open letter about why the First Nations Education Act harms First Nations By Chief Shining Turtle, Whitefish River First Nation Aanii, hello, to all...
Rabbit and Bear Paws
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Membertou riding economic wave
CALGARY – Membertou First Nation has been recognized for operating the outstanding Aboriginal Economic Development Corporation in Canada. The Mi’kmaw community – one of five...