Kina maamwigdoo-wiikendaasmin — ‘We Are All Learning Together’
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—To start the cultural training session open to the public, Nipissing First Nation Chief thanked everyone for coming out on...
Fort William youth canoe builders featured in Ontario Tourism documentary film
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—The Fort William canoe builders who created an 18-foot birch bark canoe last summer are featured in The Canoe...
Gichi-Naaknigewin (First Nation Constitutions). Time to Implement.
By Arnold May Well now that we have a number of Gichi-Naaknigewins (Constitutions) it’s time to implement them. Let’s show the world that we as...
Batchewana First Nation Logging Trial
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON(February 10, 2017) – Batchewana First Nation (BFN) is asking for supporters to attend the Sault Ste. Marie courthouse on Monday February...
Crees in the Caribbean pulls emotional chords in captivated audience
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Drew Hayden Taylor enjoyed the opening performance of his Crees in the Caribbean play by Six Nations actor Gary Farmer and...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation and City of Sarnia under new agreement
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—The people of Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the city that surrounds them are entering a new era of cooperation that...
Letter to the Editor: Response to Globe and Mail Sexual Assault Articles Series
Recently the Globe and Mail published a series of articles into how roughly 1 in 5 sexual assault reports are deemed baseless by police across...
Anishinabek Health Conference hosts Cannabis Conversation with Carol Hopkins
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE—Carol Hopkins brought food-for-thought to the Anishinabek Nation Health Conference by way of thoughtful discussion around the topic of Cannabis...
Governance Update: December 2016
“With our member First Nation communities getting ready for a vote on the Education Agreement late this fall, we will have the opportunity to pass...
OPSEU Indigenous Mobilization Team and National Indigenous Survivors of Child Welfare Network Launch “Justice for Sixties Scoop Survivors” Campaign
TORONTO, ON (February 6, 2017)– This week, the OPSEU Indigenous Mobilization Team (IMT) brought together survivors of the “Sixties Scoop,” Children’s Aid Society workers, and...
Fort William community members receive Basic Security Training course
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—Fort William’s Robyn Cornell-Maclaurin is now more prepared to take charge in an emergency situation after completing a Basic...
Province supporting Indigenous marketplace for authentic and local products
TORONTO, ON (February 6, 2017)--Ontario is investing in entrepreneurial and small business training for First Nation, Métis and Inuit artisans, and supporting an Indigenous marketplace...
Drawn to Standing Rock
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—A Christmas vacation from work at the Union of Ontario Indians was perfect timing for Cecile Hookimaw to get to...
Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says true reconciliation includes a fair and expedited Settlement to the Sixties Scoop Class Action Lawsuit
TORONTO, ON (February 2, 2017) --- Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says that the federal government’s willingness to negotiate an end to the Sixties Scoop...
Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation partner with Windsor Regional Hospital’s Cancer to improve end of life care for the First Nations community
WINDSOR, ON (February 2, 2017)- Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation in partnership with Windsor Regional Hospital’s Regional Cancer Program is working with...