Curve Lake softball player won the Horizon League’s Player of the Week Award
By Sam Laskaris Brittney Moffatt has been on a bit of a tear lately. And the 21-year-old member of the Curve Lake First Nation received...
Hand drummers to meet Mother’s Day
By Rick Garrick Fort William’s Rita Fenton plans to drum with 500 hand drummers during the Heartbeat of the Drum – A Walk for Healing...
Madahbee supports grassroots group raising awareness of suicide issues
UOI OFFICES (April 26, 2016) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee sent his support yesterday to a group of local First Nations holding...
When opportunity knocks: Sudbury’s first native police officer retires
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Police work is all about helping for Sudbury’s first native police officer. As Grant Dokis retires after 30 years...
Women’s dance world premiere ‘Tipping Colonialism on its Head’
Re-Quickening: International Indigenous Women’s Dance World Premiere “Tipping Colonialism on its Head” Premieres April 28 Toronto’s Harbourfront, Fleck Centre Theatre By Laura Robinson Artistic director...
Pic Mobert boasts full employment levels due to economic development initiatives
By Rick Garrick Pic Mobert has achieved full employment through its White River Forest Products partnership with the Township of White River and other economic...
‘Home Fires Burning’ for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls closing its one-year camp
By John Fox Sue Martin’s one year quest to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is coming to a close on...
2016 Graduation Ceremony for Indigenous Students at Western University
By Shirley Honyust Hearts beat wildly as the drum played welcome and honour songs for the 2016 graduating students at the Indigenous Students Graduation Ceremony....
Justice for Jessie could have equaled justice for all
STATEMENT FROM THE ROACH FAMILY “I’m almost there. Just a little bit longer and I will be home. Home to be with my siblings when...
Opinion: At the corner of Grief and misery – Where the present has no future
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky How much grief and misery mixed into the stew of destitution and poverty can a community endure and still...
Opinion: Former PM Chretien ignorant he exists within a paradigm
By Lynn Gehl, PhD Chretien is blinded by his paradigm Re: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/04/13/former-pm-chretien-on-attawapiskat-people-have-to-move-sometimes/ When I read this article linked above the other morning regarding Jean Chretien’s...
Day of Action set for May 23 in Toronto
Due to the inaction on the continued disappearances and murders of Aboriginal women by this Canadian nation, our people are taking to the streets. Our...
‘No Trespassing’ for door to door energy salespeople
By Kelly Anne Smith Last summer, media reports said that Ontario was set to ban door-to-door energy contract salespeople. That hasn’t happened. What will happen...
Midewiwin Eastern Door Chief speaks on creation
By Sharon Weatherall “This teaching is about the red colour and the red road. Our interest and what we are supposed to do is know...
G’wiigwaamnaanin and both maximized safety and efficiency
By Dr. Darryl Williams I am deeply disturbed about the steady barrage of beastly news concerning poor fire safety, improper construction, unnecessary mold growth, and...