Letter to the Editor: Home Hardware store refuses PST exemption
My sister Cecile “Cec” recently retired from Bell Canada after 35 years of service. She has always been a tax payer and continues to pay...
Full Moon Memory Walk honours missing and murdered women
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Fort William Chief Georjann Morriseau shared her family’s grief and connection to missing and murdered First Nations women during...
Partnership will bring Aboriginal youth, Indigenous knowledge and science together
OFIFC and the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada partner to bring together Aboriginal Youth, Indigenous Knowledge and Science Toronto, ON, September 15, 2014 – ...
Harper OKs potentially unconstitutional China-Canada FIPA deal, coming into force October 1
From the Vancouver Observer It’s official: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has approved the controversial Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) today. In a...
Leadership series: Fish on! Overcoming snags
By Penny Tremblay What an exciting way to spend Father’s Day, yelling “Fish on!” often. Annually on the Father’s Day weekend, my brother, Captain Art,...
‘Love to me is the kids’
By Dr. Lynn Gehl I begin this article on Indigenous mothering with what social activist, new settler to Turtle Island, and new mother, Harsha Wallia...
AFN marks 7th anniversary of UNDRIP: Giving life to the Declaration will move all of Canada forward
September 12, 2014 AFN Marks 7th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: “Giving Life to the Declaration Will Move...
Leadership series: Embracing conflict
By Penny Tremblay All strong relationships require productive conflict in order to last over time and to grow. This is true for any teams, such as...
Medicines ensure our prayers are heard
By Richard Wagamese In the morning the smell of traditional medicines fills our home. Smudging, the act of blessing and being blessed is the way...
Dibaajmowin – Jidmoo niin (Squirrel)
...
‘Possible’ tornado on Christian Island
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION – Christian Island members are still cleaning up downed trees and debris following a wicked storm that hit the...
Book Review: ‘Healing Histories’ – A look at Indian Hospitals and the treatment of tuberculosis
Review by Karl Hele Laurie Meijer Drees. Healing Histories: Stories from Canada’s Indian Hospitals. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2013. Healing Histories is a marvelous...
AFN National Chief expresses need to support indigenous youth on World Suicide Prevention Day
OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2014 – On World Suicide Prevention Day, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Ghislain Picard reminds First Nations and all Canadians...
Mini pow-wow raises Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder awareness
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Patience is the key to parenting children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, according to a grandmother from Long Lake...
Maadaadizi in Marina Park an opportunity for new students
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Pic Mobert’s Howard Twance encourages First Nation students to pursue their post-secondary education goals, even if it takes them...