Northern Superior Region comes together for pow wow
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Pow wow dancers from the Northern Superior Region were among those who enjoyed the Gathering of the People Pow...
Anishinabek Nation and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for action on the Day School Class Action Settlement
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 22, 2022) – The Federal Indian Day School Class Action Settlement is set to close forever in July 2022. As...
Fort William First Nation commemorates the first anniversary of the discovery of 215 potential burial sites
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance Program...
The stained-glass windows of Attawapiskat church honour the Truth and Reconciliation journey
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance Program...
Indigenous sustainability protects Lake Nipissing
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— A firm stand on sustainability has Nipissing First Nation ensuring immemorial pickerel feasts on the shores of Lake Nipissing...
Dokis First Nation member crowned Miss North Ontario 2022
N’SWAKAMOK — Grace Webb represented Dokis First Nation, one of the 39 member Anishinabek Nation First Nations, during her run in the Miss North Ontario...
Canada’s Attorney General and the Speaker of the House sit in ceremony with North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre at the Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow 2022
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— The president of the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre was touched by the sincerity of Canada’s Attorney General David...
Fort William journalist in running for a national award
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Fort William journalist Jolene Banning is in the running for a national award after being recognized with a 2022...
Canada must fulfill its obligation to Indigenous children says Anishinabek Nation leadership
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 14, 2022) – On behalf of the Anishinabek Nation, Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe and Children’s Commissioner Ogimaa Duke Peltier...
Sovereignty a motivator for Nipissing First Nation venture Nbisiing Power
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Gimaa Zoongawbwi, Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod, cut the red ribbon at the grand-opening of Nbisiing Power....
David Suzuki visits Henvey Inlet First Nation, discusses renewable energy project
By Jennifer Ashawasegai-Pereira HENVEY INLET FIRST NATION— “I’m trying to not fly to places anymore,” David Suzuki tells Henvey Inlet First Nation Gimaa Wayne McQuabbie,...
The new Anishinabe Algonquin Nation Protocol with the City of Ottawa
By Greg Macdougall There is a new formally-defined relationship between the city of Ottawa and the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, upon whose unsurrendered territory the city...
Pride flags to fly throughout Wiikwemkoong during June
By Sam Laskaris WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – Wiikwemkoong is displaying its Pride throughout the month of June. The First Nation, located on Manitoulin Island, had...
Red Rock Indian Band hosts the 2022 Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Assembly
By Marci Becking THUNDER BAY – Red Rock Indian Band hosted the 2022 Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Assembly in Thunder Bay. Chiefs-in-Assembly met from May...
Anishinabek Nation celebrates inaugural Anishinaabe Giizhigad
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (June 6, 2022) – The Anishinabek Nation celebrates the inaugural June 6 Anishinabek Nation holiday, Anishinaabe Giizhigad, in honour of the...