eSupply Canada Ltd. to support Indigenous communities with office supplies in response to COVID-19 pandemic
By Rick Garrick SAUGEEN FIRST NATION — Former Saugeen councillor Steven Vanloffeld wants to support Indigenous communities and businesses during the novel coronavirus disease 2019...
Nipissing First Nation awarded 2021 Little NHL following tournament cancellation this year
By Sam Laskaris NIPISSING FIRST NATION – As it turns out, Nipissing First Nation will still get to host the Little Native Hockey League tournament...
Healing through feasting and dancing at the Minweyaang Round Dance
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— The gymnasium at Nbisiing Secondary School was bustling with some two- hundred people celebrating at the 10th annual...
Museum invites social sharing through video stories
Online features encourage focus on human rights during pandemic WINNIPEG (March 30, 2020) – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has accelerated the launch...
Roberta Jamieson to say farewell to Indspire
Ohsweken – After more than 15 years of national leadership in Indigenous education, Roberta Jamieson will step aside in February 2021 as the President...
Graduating Indigenous star forward weighs options for future hockey career
By Sam Laskaris POWASSAN— It’s certainly not the way Gregory Trudeau-Paquet thought his junior career would end. Trudeau-Paquet, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, was...
Southwestern Anishinabek First Nations respond to COVID-19 pandemic with compassion, cooperation and tradition
By Colin Graf SARNIA— First Nations across southwestern Ontario are responding to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis with compassion, cooperation, and tradition....
Amazing couple advocates for Two-Spirit People
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— It was an amazing talk by Dr. James Makokis and Anthony Johnson at the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre....
Sacred Indigenous Knowledge scholar educates Anishinabek front-line workers on cannabis
By Laura Barrios TORONTO— The Anishinabek Nation Health Department hosted the Key Health and Social Factors for a Cannabis Strategy Forum in Toronto earlier this...
Book Review: Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses, is an intriguing book that examines Germany’s fascination with the Indigenous cultures of North America, also referred to...
‘Stay home and stay safe’, says Grand Council Chief Hare
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 25, 2020) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare says that the Anishinabek Nation citizens should stay at home...
Student-led campaign at Cambrian College to create awareness and safe space for two-spirit people
By Gurkirat Bal SUDBURY— When Leisha Neuman cut their hair a couple of years ago, they finally felt normal and realized who they were meant...
Anishinabek front-line workers to contribute to the Anishinabek Nation Cannabis Health Strategy
By Laura Barrios TORONTO—The Key Health and Social Factors for a Cannabis Strategy Forum hosted by the Anishinabek Nation Health Department in early March in...
Assembly of First Nations declares State of Emergency on COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA (March 24, 2020) — The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is officially declaring a State of Emergency for First Nations regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus...
Meet the Playwright session delights audience with light-hearted Q and A period
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Cottagers and Indians actor Herbie Barnes joined playwright Drew Hayden Taylor to answer a question about pointing with one’s...