Vigil honours Colten Boushie
By Colin Graf SARNIA – Residents of Sarnia and the neighbouring Aamjiwnaang First Nation came together last on Feb. 22 for a reconciliation vigil in...
In the crime of human trafficking, highways are corridors
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE – On Feb. 22, communities across the province of Ontario took time to mark the first ever provincial anti-human...
North Bay shouts out for justice for Tina Fontaine and change to the system
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – A gathering honouring Tina Fontaine took place Sunday night in downtown North Bay as the cold wind whipped...
Bursaries offered for former Little NHL participants
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA – Officials from the renowned Little Native Hockey League (LNHL) tournament will once again be helping out some former participants with...
Long Lake #58 street patrol group highlighted at NADF Comprehensive Community Planning conference
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Long Lake #58’s development of a street patrol group was highlighted during the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund Comprehensive Community...
Opinion: Not all voices are heard equally
By Kristin Grant The Time’s Up and #metoo movement have drawn a lot of attention to sexual harassment and assault and brought it to the...
Book review: Land Too Good For Indians – Northern Indian Removal
Reviewed by Karl Hele Land Too Good For Indians offers the reader an examination of northern Indian removal that has largely escaped mainstream memory. Thus...
‘No justice for Tina Fontaine’: says Grand Council Chief Madahbee
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE Nipissing FN (February 23, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that yesterday’s verdict that found Raymond Cormier not...
Aamjiwnaang developing consultation protocol
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION — Citizens are working to expand their ability to protect the environment and influence new building and development across...
Little NHL set to be a record-breaking event
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA – Though it is still a couple of weeks away, officials for this year’s Little Native Hockey League tournament already know...
Housing has to meet the needs of the occupant
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Adaptive Housing and Architecture Planning were among the 18 workshops presented at the First Nations Housing Conference, held Feb....
The ‘Site Specific’ art and politics of Aylan Couchie
By Catherine Murton Stoehr NORTH BAY – Nipissing University doesn’t host a lot of speakers who get quoted in the New York Times but last...
Enjoying Family Day out on the ice
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK – Family Day in Sagamok Anishnawabek saw many families taking part in the annual ice fishing derby on Big Lake...
Consultation on aerial spraying STILL not working
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – The right to fish, hunt, gather and harvest within the Robinson Huron Treaty territory has been infringed upon...
Opinion: Boushie case may improve relations
By Kristin Grant As horrified as I am about the miscarriage of justice in the Colten Boushie case, I can see something positive developing. First...