Canada Council salutes Sandra Laronde
TORONTO – Sandra Laronde, Red Sky Performance’s Founder and Artistic Director, is a recipient of the 2013 Victor Martyn Lynch‑Staunton Award. The awards, presented by...
Banking on Phil Fontaine
TORONTO – Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), has been appointed to a second three-year term as Special Advisor...
Break your fast with strawberry frybread!
By Emilie Corbiere Strawberry season is upon us and I’m sure that many of you, like me, will be picking, canning and just plain eating...
Fort William bans off-roaders
Fort William First Nation is banning off-road vehicle activities after the community’s pow-wow grounds on Mount McKay were desecrated on May 20th, Victoria Day. The...
Garden River unveils arbour, community plan
GARDEN RIVER FN – The unveiling of a Community Arbour at a May 16th ceremony also marked the introduction of this First Nation’s Comprehensive Community...
Richard Wagamese wins First Nation Communities Read competition
First Nation Communities Read has revealed Anishinabek News columnist Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse (Douglas & McIntyre) as the winner of the annual community-reading program. Chosen...
Nipissing helped launch welding career
Greetings/Ahnii: In 2004-2005 with the help of Nipissing First Nation Employment & Training I graduated from Canadore College in the Welder Fitter Program and started...

