Curve Lake Gchi-Naaknigewin puts citizens’ engagement first
By Faye Sabourin CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION, ON – The Curve Lake Nation Building Committee is working towards the First Nation’s draft constitution and setting...
Shawbonquit NDP candidate for Sudbury by-election
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY – The race can now begin. Suzanne Shawbonquit, citizen of Atikameksheng Anishnabek, was nominated on Sunday, January 11 to represent the...
Success happens when we walk with our young people says Dokis
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Advisor the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre Urban Aboriginal Strategy, Doug Dokis, says that when we walk with our...
‘We don’t all learn the same way’ says Pelletier
By Rick Garrick Wikwemikong Elder Josephine Pelletier (nee Webkamigad) credits summer studies at the University of Ottawa, innovation and fun activities in the classroom for...
Human and not-so-human relationships in ‘Monkey Beach’
Reviewed by Shirley Honyust Monkey Beach, British Columbia, is named for innumerable sightings of B’gwus, alias Sasquatch. Loosely translated from Haisla, his name means “the...
Sisters host ‘Toxic Tours’ of their home in Canada’s Chemical Valley
By Rick Garrick Two Aamjiwnaang sisters — former Green Teens — are hosting toxic tours of Canada’s Chemical Valley, which includes 63 petrochemical plants located...
Traditional teachings discussed at Lakehead’s Elders Roundtable
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Wikwemikong Elder and Waterwalker Josephine Mandamin stressed the value of passing on traditional teachings to youth during a recent...
Shawbonquit hopes to fill empty Sudbury seat for NDP
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY – The empty seats suddenly abandoned in the Sudbury riding by MP Glenn Thibeault and MPP Joe Cimino has the NDP...
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation reclaims community spirit
In the spirit of our Ancestors the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation – staff, community members, community businesses, and Leadership – “reclaimed”...
Land use important to our self-determination
By Rick Garrick Lake Helen’s John Carlson is conducting a traditional land use study on hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering activities in his Robinson Superior...
What’s ‘duty to consult’ all about?
By Joey Krackle Note: This summary is based on Dwight Newman’s paper: The Rule and Role of Law: The Duty to Consult Aboriginal Communities, and...
Stolen sisters – silent screams? Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The story continues
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky A good friend of ours responded to our last article on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – The...
Zero tolerance on racism
By Albert Dumont An incident occurred recently which left me feeling sick at heart. I was at an event, there to offer words of encouragement...
Remember who you are and where you came from
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) THUNDER BAY – Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, citizen of the Chippewa of Georgina Island First Nation and says “I have some Mohawk...
‘Celia’s Song’ brings colonialism to life
Reviewed by Christine Smith McFarlane Celia’s Song is a complex but richly woven story that involves a Mink who is a shape shifter and serves...