Indigenous Education at Canadore College receives national recognition
NORTH BAY (May 19, 2020)–Canadore College has been selected as the Gold Recipient of the CICan Indigenous Education Excellence Award. CICan, or Colleges and Institutes...
Connectivity a critical digital lifeline for women in crisis as domestic abuse rates increase during COVID-19
Rogers providing phones with free voice and data plans to help B.C. women in crisis, in partnership with women’s shelters in Metro Vancouver, the Okanagan...
Book review: Chickadee
Reviewed by Karl Hele Award-winning Chickadee is the fourth book by Louise Erdrich in the Birchbark House series. While it is always good to start...
Opinion: The Five-Year Rule and Band Membership along the US-Canada border
By Karl S. Hele From 1876 to 1952, individuals residing outside of Canada for five consecutive years were to be struck from Band lists by...
Fort William First Nation reopens retail stores
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William’s retail stores were reopened May 4 for Fort William citizens and May 5 for the...
Wiikwemkoong educator offers free online Anishinaabemowin classes
By Rick Garrick MICHIGAN — Wiikwemkoong educator Isadore Toulouse is delivering free online Anishinaabemowin classes seven days a week at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m....
A good deed repaid
* Previously published in the North Grenville Times. By David Shanahan In this time of an international pandemic, it is worthwhile to consider good news...
Pro Wiikwemkoong hockey player signs contract with expansion Toronto franchise
By Sam Laskaris NORWALK, CONNECTICUT – Once professional sports are able to resume, Kelly Babstock will be playing relatively close to her childhood home. But...
Book review: Talking Back to the Indian Act: Critical Readings in Settler Colonial Histories
Reviewed by Karl Hele Kelm and Smith’s edited collection of documents seeks to challenge students and general readers to undertake a critical analysis of the...
Book review: The Assassination of Hole in the Day
Reviewed by Karl Hele Anton Treuer’s The Assassination of Hole in the Day is a marvelously researched and written examination of the rise to leadership...
COVID-19 does not slow down reconciliation at Seneca College
Drumming performances along with Indigenous dances, prayers and teachings by Elders, employees and community members will be showcased at Seneca’s first-ever virtual pow wow on...
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre brings COVID-19 testing to select southwestern First Nations
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation)— Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing is now taking place at the health centre here...
Wiikwemkoong player named top rookie on Nipissing University lacrosse squad
By Sam Laskaris NORTH BAY – Bo Peltier was able to have an immediate impact in the university men’s field lacrosse ranks. Peltier, a member...
Book review: Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point
Reviewed by Karl Hele Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point by Anishinaabe scholar and storyteller Gerald Vizenor is storytelling through epic poetry of the...
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care services continue amidst pandemic
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care continues to provide child welfare services, health services and mental health and addiction services through...