Students to benefit from A Circle of Caring in the new school year
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – Having a firefighter or police officer reading a book about friendship has been a positive learning experience for...
Grand Council Chief visits Pays Plat during Northern Superior Region tour
By Rick Garrick PAYS PLAT—Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee enjoyed his first boat excursion on Lake Superior during a mid-July visit to Pays Plat. “We...
Cultural week: guiding youth through their journey
By Rick Garrick PAYS PLAT—Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee met with youth on the third day of Pays Plat’s Cultural Week during a tour of...
‘September 1 cannot come soon enough’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) August 4, 2016 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that he is glad that an inquiry into Murdered...
Father on a mission for justice
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO—John Fox is a man with a mission. He wants to make sure that someone is held accountable for the sexual assault...
The pupil becomes the teacher: the resurgence of Anishinaabemowin speakers
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Isadore Toulouse of Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve is back for his 25th year of teaching students how to teach Anishinaabemowin at...
Volunteer animal activist’s self-drafted animal by-law gains traction
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE AND STONY POINT FIRST NATION—The Kettle and Stony Point (KSP) First Nation may soon become one of Ontario’s earliest...
Canoe Kids magazine making a splash this summer
By Rick Garrick MANITOULIN ISLAND—The inaugural edition of the Canoe Kids magazine featuring the Anishinaabe people of Manitoulin Island was a hit with readers across...
Quilting warms the hearts at the Ojibway Women’s Lodge
By Laura Barrios NIPISSING FIRST NATION—An avid quilter uses her skills and resources to make and donate generous gifts in the form of 24 quilts...
Ontario Selects Wataynikaneyap Power to Connect Remote First Nation Communities to Electricity Grid
SUDBURY (July 29, 2016)–Ontario has selected Wataynikaneyap Power LP (Watay) to connect 16 remote First Nation communities that currently rely on diesel power to the...
Temagami First Nation to construct new multi-use facility in the near future
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie TEMAGAMI FIRST NATION –Temagami First Nation announced the creation of their new community centre on July 9, 2016. As a gesture of...
The Anishinabek remember and grieve the passing of language and culture advocate Doris Boissoneau
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing First Nation) July 28, 2016—It is with deep regret that Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee announces the passing of longtime language and...
IMPACT Girl’s Summer Camp
WATERLOO (July 28, 2016)–The University of Waterloo is hosting a free camp for Indigenous girls in grades 7 or 8 and their caregiver on August...
AFN welcomes removal of sex-based discrimination from Indian Act
OTTAWA (July 28, 2016)– In response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux et al., v. Canada, the Government of Canada today announced its...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Youth Leading the Way in River Protection and Monitoring
SHARON CREEK CONSERVATION AREA, DELAWARE (July 28, 2016) — Today, Chippewas of the Thames is proud to launch and name Chippewa’s ‘Big Canoe’ built by...