Temagami’s Daki Menan Lands and Resources Corp investments prove to be successful
By Rick Garrick TEMAGAMI FIRST NATION—Temagami’s Daki Menan Lands and Resources Corp (DMLRC) has found success with the sale of cut and split birch firewood...
11th Annual Powwow capped off Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University
By Shirley Honyust LONDON—The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as this year’s First Nations Student Association (FNSA) Powwow unfolded at Mustang Lounge in the University Community...
Doctoral student guest speaker at Indigenous Leadership Speaker Series
By Shirley Honyust LONDON, ON—Candace Brunette-Debassige, previously the Coordinator of Indigenous Services, was invited to speak on Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Education as part of...
Former Chief Georgina Thompson passes into the Spirit World
AN Head Office (Nipissing First Nation) April 10, 2017 – Deputy Grand Council Chief Glen Hare on behalf of the Anishinabek Nation, sent out his...
Province releases Independent Report on Police Oversight Reform
By Christine McFarlane Smith TORONTO—On April 6, the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Province of Ontario released an Independent Report on Police Oversight...
Barrière Lake Algonquin triumph over Copper One Inc.
By Brett Forester RAPID LAKE—The Algonquins of Barrière Lake (ABL), a small Anishinabek community of well under 1,000 citizens have won a tenuous victory over...
Book review: The Ballad of Danny Wolfe: Life of a Modern Outlaw
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo This book tells the epic story of Danny Wolfe, one of the lead founders of the Indian Posse, a prominent street...
North Bay and Nipissing First Nation on the road to reconciliation
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Kina maamwigdoo-wiikendaasmin – We Are All Learning Together, a Truth and Reconciliation public education series has exceeded the expectations...
Aundeck Omni Kaning community complex to undergo improvements
By Rick Garrick AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION—Aundeck Omni Kaning is looking to install a digital billboard and a paved parking lot at the Four...
Nookiiwin Tribal Council workshop helps communities plan for the future
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The key components, benefits, and challenges of comprehensive community plans were the focus at Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s Comprehensive Community Planning workshop,...
Anishinabek Nation Political Update – March 2017
“It’s not if you win or lose, but how much you tried and how fairly you played.” – Former Chief Jim McGregor, LNHL Co-Founding Father....
Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs score league crown; Chippewas of the Thames youth gets assist
By Sam Laskaris CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION–For the second consecutive year, a young Indigenous hockey player has helped his squad win a league...
Children from Thunder Bay and area Dare to Dream for a good cause
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Children from Thunder Bay and region are invited to dress up like a superhero or princess to help others at the...
Stressing importance of education for First Nations key to moving forward
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Northern Superior Regional Grand Chief Pierre Pelletier spoke about the need for parity between on-reserve and off-reserve schools at the Anishinabek...
Anthology Launch: Warrior Women showcases proves there are poets among us
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY—Never before had Melissa Shawanda Pitawanakwat written anything like this: “I am from the sounds and murmurs of the old voices...