Finders keepers – The Doctrine of Discovery
*Previously published in the North Grenville Times on July 10, 2019. By David Shanahan Imagine a typical Canadian family packing up and heading off to...
Opinion: Alcohol and Indigenous people
By Keith Corbiere In a fact sheet published on Mar. 14, 2016, Statistics Canada reported that 36% of off-reserve First Nation people in Ontario were...
Northern First Nations participate in Archaeological Monitor Training
By Sarah Hazell This past summer, over 50 participants from 11 different First Nations were provided foundational archaeological training from the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS)....
Anishinaabe storyteller bares his soul at Thunder Bay book launch
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Injichaag: My Soul in Story, Anishinaabe Poetics in Art and Words author, Rene Meshake, appreciated a challenge from the...
Aamjiwnaang environmental activist and U of T to launch phone app to track and report chemical leaks
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— Environmental activist Vanessa Gray and a scientific team from the University of Toronto area are launching a cell phone...
Sarnia-Lambton Tourism looking to expand First Nations cultural events
By Colin Graf SARNIA— Tourism may be the growth industry of the future for First Nations in southwestern Ontario, local officials hope. A cultural event...
Letter to the editor: Lynn Gehl Re: ‘6(1)a All the Way!’
Finally, after years of completing family oral history, archival research, and taking legal action against Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s (INAC) Unknown/Unstated Paternity policy, I...
Opinion: Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin/Gállábártnit
By Kristin Crawford TORONTO— After seeing my fair share of opera’s in French, Italian and German over the past 20 years, I was super excited...
Performance to celebrate the return of cultural belongings
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— An international contemporary artist challenges her audiences to reflect on a museum’s role in Indigenous history. With song, dance,...
Anishinabek Educational Institute celebrates new graduates
By Frank Cooper MUNSEE DELAWARE NATION—The Anishinabek Educational Institute (AEI) Munsee-Delaware Campus held their graduation ceremonies on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the town of Melbourne,...
Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie recognized at PAROBiz 25th Event and Awards Gala
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Cree singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie emphasized how creativity was her childhood focus during her Nov. 7 keynote presentation at the...
Epiichiikmaang Nishnaabemwin Dictionary: A progress report
By Mary Ann Corbiere The Nishnaabemwin-English dictionary commenced many years ago is approaching completion. Several tasks remain. One is to finish the workshops in Wiikwemkoong....
The Invisible Indian
By Keith Corbiere MONTRÉAL— When I first moved to Montréal in April of 2016, my mind was a whirlwind of possibilities. What would it be...
Cradle board making workshop embraces tradition
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — A mother-to-be appreciated the opportunity to learn about cradle boards, also known as tikinagans, at the Anishinabek Nation’s Cradle...
Duke Redbird’s new poem beckons the future
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— Anishinaabe poet Duke Redbird, from Saugeen First Nation, along with the multiple award-winning Indigenous duo, Twin Flames, are featured on Sultans of String’s...