Women keep walking to honour the water
By Julie Kapyrka WARSAW, Ont. – Water is precious. Water is sacred. Water is one of the basic elements needed for all life to exist....
Canadore keeps Native students longer
NORTH BAY – Canadore College has the highest Aboriginal student retention rate in Ontario. Nearly 20 percent of Canadore’s total student population is of Ojibway,...
Wawanosh descendant real Indian princess
By Laurie Leclair The undated sepia photograph rests in its original gold frame as part of the Wawanosh Family Papers at Western University in London,...
Chiefs crafting response to condemned education bill
OTTAWA – The fate of the federal government’s widely-condemned First Nations education legislation will be in the hands of Chiefs gathering in Ottawa May 27....
History teaches Native kids about themselves
By Kelly Crawford M’CHIGEENG FN – When First Nations kids do history projects, they’re learning about themselves. “I am really impressed with the quality of...
Valcourt calls chiefs ‘rogue’, threat to national security
By Jorge Barrera APTN National News Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt moved aggressively to undermine the Confederacy of Nations on May 15, labeling the chiefs...
Rolling the dice on our education
An open letter about why the First Nations Education Act harms First Nations By Chief Shining Turtle, Whitefish River First Nation Aanii, hello, to all...