Anishinabekwe magic
By Jenny Adams I too had a dream. “I awoke suddenly, having a clear crisp memory of my dream, it had a certain realism, almost...
Weengushk Film Institute Toronto Film Industry Tour a big success
TORONTO–Weengushk Film Institute’s Toronto student tour was an overwhelming success. The 16 – 20 November tour kicked off with Buffy Sainte Marie concert at the...
‘Good food fights type 2 diabetes’ says North Bay pharmacist
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—With November being Diabetes Awareness Month, a Northern Ontario pharmacist wants you to know how to get healthy without drugs....
Beendigen celebrates growth and successes over four decades
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Beendigen Anishinabe Women’s Crisis Home and Family Healing Centre celebrated its 40th anniversary on Nov. 6 at the Victoriaville Centre location,...
Just keep writing: the time is now for Indigenous writers
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – For Lee Maracle, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) may have created an appeal and focused renewed attention on...
A better future with strength of youth and wisdom of the Elders
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Three Elders and three youth called on Indigenous peoples to support the youth as they strive to protect Mother Earth...
Nipissing First Nation Youth plant musical seeds as medicine
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—The sizzling fire in the teepee at Big Medicine Studio kept the Youth4Music committee warm as cold winds whipped...
Williams Treaty settlement looks huge in headlines
By Maurice Switzer ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION – Land claim settlements always look huge in headlines. “Historic $1.1-Billion Williams Treaty settlement signed in Rama”, was a...
Sagamok Anishnawbek show strength and unity as they walk for addiction awareness
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK FIRST NATION—On November 3, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation held their first annual walk and rally to recognize National Aboriginal Addiction...
First Nations Technical Institute celebrate high employment rates
By Rick Garrick TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY—First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) is celebrating a 93 per cent employment rate among last year’s graduates thanks to a...
Canada and Ontario advance reconciliation with historic apologies to the seven Williams Treaties First Nations communities
RAMA, ON (November 17, 2018) /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs...
Anishinabek Nation Chiefs seek to move governance ratification vote to late 2019
By Marci Becking LITTLE CURRENT – Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly met in Little Current on November 14-15 and have directed the Restoration of Jurisdiction department at...
Buffy Sainte-Marie visits the Toronto International Festival of Authors
By Christine Miskonoodinkwe- Smith TORONTO—A captivated audience learned how the collaboration of the authorized biography came about between author Andrea Warner and singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie...
Anishinabek Nation leadership oppose Canada’s Indigenous Rights Framework
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 16, 2018)—The Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly unanimously oppose and reject the federal government’s Indigenous Rights Framework. The Anishinabek Nation leadership join...
Research points to the need for a Northern Centre of Excellence for Addiciton and Mental Health in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The need for a Northern Centre of Excellence for Addiction and Mental Health was among the findings of a recently released...