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...
Helping Native patients navigate cancer care system
By Norm Tollinsky Northern Ontario Medical Journal Special to the Anishinabek News “Too often in the past,” says Alethea Kewayosh, director of Cancer Care Ontario’s...
Macdonald, Mowat scorned treaty ‘chains’
By Dr. David Shanahan This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara, one of the most important agreements in Canadian history, and...
Letter to the editor: Water walkers protecting Lakes Simcoe, Couchiching
We are pleased to announce the Waawaasegaming Water Walk 2014. It will start June 21st at Georgina Island and will be going around both Lake...