‘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...
Ontario Regional Chief Calls ‘Canadians for a new partnership’ a vital step forward in educating Canada about First Nations priorities
TORONTO, ON (Sept 9, 2014) — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy supports the Canadians for a New Partnership announcement made last week by former Prime...
Chief Bigwin identified in photo from 1933
Letter from Fred Watkin I was verifying an old picture of my mother Ruth seen in the photo here with a First Nations man...