Stolen sisters – silent screams?
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Anne Sabourin When controversial issues begin to get legs and confront governing politicians with uncomfortable facts and choices, their instinctive...
Remembering Beausoleil’s Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918
By Laurie Leclair BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION -- Any parent would grieve at the loss of their child, but on October 16, 1918 John Sunday had...
Anishinabek looking to partner with Martin aboriginal initiative
OJIBWAYS OF GARDEN RIVER - The Anishinabek Nation and the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative are partnering to make a difference in First Nation education. The...
Elder connected with the red earth down under
By Rick Garrick ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHINAWBEK -- Whitefish Lake Elder Julie Ozawagosh recently discovered how sacred the land is near Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia during...
Good relations between First Nations and police during investigation
UOI OFFICES (Nov. 17, 2014) – Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that he is impressed with the Durham Regional Police in regards to the...
Still no decision on Sixties Scoop class action lawsuit
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy invited all Indigenous leadership and citizens to stand with Sixties Scoop survivor Chief Marcia...
‘Gau-wi-wii-doo-kaaz-jik’ unveiled to remember
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION – On November 11 Beausoleil First Nation (BFN) community and guests gathered at Christian Island for the unveiling of...
KTEI Celebrates Anishinabek Identity, Mind and Spirit (AIMS) Program
By Kelly Crawford M'CHIGEENG FIRST NATION – Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute recognized 55 Anishinabek Identity, Mind and Spirit (AIMS) program graduates and participants on October...
Francis Pegahmagabow to be commemorated in 2016
(Nov. 10, 2014) – ONECA is an executive member of the Francis Pegahmagabow Commemoration 2016 Committee, formed to create and install a life-sized bronze sculpture...
Book review: Don’t call it a comeback
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) The Comeback is a timely book in the sense that it is written at a time in which the political landscape...
Political Confederacy respond to Aboriginal Affairs document on questionable infrastructure funding re-allocations
TORONTO (November 13, 2014) — First Nation leaders in Ontario are not surprised by the federal government’s funding controversy. On Monday, the Canadian Press...
An afternoon at the museum with James Bartleman
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo LONDON – Candace Brunnette and Trevor Phillips from Indigenous Services at Western University (formerly U.W.O.) introduced Mr. James Bartleman at London...
Jennifer Petahtegoose completes 44th NYC marathon amid high winds
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY - A lottery system, a massive Category 3 Hurricane Sandy, and a cancellation tried. Even the passage of time was...
Celebrating success with First Nations studies at Fanshawe College
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo LONDON – The First Nations Studies (FNS) Major Program at Fanshawe College will now receive recognition as a university credit towards...
First Nations veteran shares experiences of peacekeeping missions
By Rick Garrick PAYS PLAT FIRST NATION – Veteran Raymond Goodchild completed a six-month United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus during his five-year tour of...