Returning children to community care at heart of Elders gathering
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Anishinaabemowin skills, traditional practices and information on childcare and customary care were among the highlights at Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s...
Opinion: Stoic: A look at Indigenous masculinity
By Keith Corbiere Tommy Orange said it best in his literary award winning 2018 novel, There There: “That dance is your prayer. So don’t rush...
13th Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming people
SAULT STE. MARIE— The 13th Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Two-Spirit, and Gender Non-Conforming People will be held on Fri., Feb....
Canadore College celebrates 30th Pow Wow anniversary
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— Everyone was welcome at the 30th annual Canadore Pow Wow themed Looking Back. The stands were full in Canadore’s...
St. Anne’s survivor lawyer to appeal $25,000 court bill
By Catherine Murton Stoehr TORONTO— In Toronto this week, Fay Brunning, legal council to St. Anne’s Survivor and Up Ghost River author Edmund Metatawabin, will...
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Recovery shouldn’t just be a possibility – it should be a promise
Statement From Mental Health Commission of Canada OTTAWA — This week, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), encourages everyone to take pause and consider the...
Anishinaabe youth discovers new passion at Sudbury Round Dance
By Brittnay Gauthier-Meunier SUDBURY— Sarah Blackwell, Youth Program Coordinator, from the Social Development Department at the Anishinabek Nation, brought youth members on a trip to...
Anishinaabekwe honoured with Indspire Awards’ Lifetime Achievement accolade
By Sam Laskaris WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – About a decade ago Jeannette Corbiere Lavell was one of the presenters at the then called Canadian Aboriginal...
Robinson Huron Chiefs object to treaty territory infringement
OTTAWA (February 4, 2020) – At a meeting of Chiefs from the Robinson Huron Treaty territory, the Robinson Huron Waawiindaamaagewin (RHW) issued letters of objection...
Opinion: Citizens supportive of Anishinabek Governance
NIPISSING FIRST NATION– There are a number of grassroots Anishinabek Nation citizens who are supportive of moving past the shackles of the 1876 Indian Act. ...
Dokis First Nation hockey player hoping to lead his squad to national tournament
By Sam Laskaris RAYSIDE-BALFOUR— Mathieu Dokis-Dupuis is playing a much bigger role this season with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians. In fact, Dokis-Dupuis, a member of Dokis...
Indigenous artists get a hands-on experience on entrepreneurship
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — A group of artists from the Thunder Bay area recently participated in a values-based entrepreneurship workshop presented by Indigenous...
Partnerships form to repatriate cultural items
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— A collaboration of First Nations, academics and museums will search for items to repatriate to home territories of the...
Sault College hosts annual pow wow
An Exciting Weekend of Culture and Expression SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – “Love and Unity” will fill the air on Saturday, February 8 and Sunday,...
Beendigen Anishinabe Women’s Crisis Home and Family Healing Agency workshop raises awareness on human trafficking
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Participants learned more about human trafficking at Beendigen Anishinabe Women’s Crisis Home and Family Healing Agency’s Wi Na Wenjigaazo...