‘We need a real say in how our kids are taught’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (April 14, 2014) – Just promising more money for First Nations education won’t make it better, says Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee, unless...
Helicopter changed Ocean Bell’s life
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – It was the helicopter hovering over her head that changed Ocean Bell’s life. Just 13 at the time, she was...
Dibaajmowin: Moose
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Enimkii robot caught judges’ eye
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Their decision to create a defensive robot helped students from Nbisiing Secondary School earn the coveted Judges award in...
Letter to the editor: Mother died before payout deadline
The government, churches and the Assembly of First Nations decided on a timeline (for residential school claims) so future inheritance claims could not be filed. ...
She escaped but lost her right to education
By Beverly Anne Sabourin & Peter Andre Globensky The Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission recently completed four years of public hearings recording...
Friendship Centres drop the ‘Indian’
OTTAWA – The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres officially became the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres on April 1, 2014. The name change...