50th Gala Anniversary celebrations for N’Amerind Friendship Centre
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo LONDON—This spectacular event, a one-time only occasion, was held at the Thames Valley District School Board, celebrated with meet and greet...
Anishinabek youth at center of Reoccupation of Parliament Hill
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA—Youth members of the Anishinabek Nation were key organizers of the action last week at Parliament Hill, drawing international attention to the...
Anishinabek youth look forward to North American Indigenous Games
By Rick Garrick TORONTO–Indigenous youth from across Ontario are looking forward to representing their communities at the upcoming North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) 2017 in...
Teaching lodge and live concert cap off National Aboriginal Day celebrations
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A teaching lodge and an open air concert by Classic Roots were among the events featured at Thunder Bay’s National Aboriginal...
Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement vote projected for Spring 2019
By Laura Barrios SAULT STE. MARIE, ON—Many First Nations across Canada are taking back control over the way they govern their communities. The member First...
AEI Nipissing Campus sees 16 graduate
By Bobbie Maxwell NIPISSING FIRST NATION–The Anishinabek Educational Institute’s Nipissing Campus celebrated the achievements of 16 graduates at a ceremony held at Nbisiing Secondary School...
Kingfisher Lake students visit Toronto
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO—Shaun Quequish, a Grade 8 student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation, had one word to describe Toronto – confusing. He and 11...
‘I am hopeful for Canada 200’ says Art Jacko on Canada’s next milestone birthday
Submitted by Art Jacko They say its Canada’s 150 birthday this weekend. Below are two statements made by First Nation leaders, first at Canada 100...
Fur harvesting: learning the skills of our ancestors
By Lisa Robinson NIPISSING FIRST NATION—The Lands and Resources Department at the Union of Ontario Indians participated in a Fur Harvest, Management and Conservation course...
Opinion: Do we need a First Nation language law for our communities?
By Fred Bellefeuille In the 1970’s, there was significant anxiety about the steady decline of the use of the French language in Quebec, especially in...
Aanii boozhoo from the Anishinabek Nation summer students
Mickey George My name is Mickey George, and I study Civil Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa. My summer position is in the Labour Market...
Canadore College and Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Sign Province’s First Principles-Based Post-secondary Education Agreement
M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION, ON (Thursday, June 29, 2017) – In the first agreement of its kind in Ontario, Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute and Canadore College...
Chief White-Eye receives honorary Doctor of Laws Degree at Western University
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo LONDON—On a warm sunny June day, in the Alumni Hall at Western University, in London, ON, Chippewas of the Thames First...
AEI celebrate student success on Munsee-Delaware campus
Submitted by Frank Cooper MUNSEE-DELAWARE FIRST NATION—The Anishinabek Educational Institute Munsee-Delaware Campus held their graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 23, 2017, on the Munsee-Delaware First...
Northern Lights Festival Boréal present incredible lineup of Indigenous artists
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY—A diverse line-up of Indigenous musicians and artists are coming from across Turtle Island to the 2017 Northern Lights Festival Boreal being...