Province releases Independent Report on Police Oversight Reform
By Christine McFarlane Smith TORONTO—On April 6, the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Province of Ontario released an Independent Report on Police Oversight...
Barrière Lake Algonquin triumph over Copper One Inc.
By Brett Forester RAPID LAKE—The Algonquins of Barrière Lake (ABL), a small Anishinabek community of well under 1,000 citizens have won a tenuous victory over...
Book review: The Ballad of Danny Wolfe: Life of a Modern Outlaw
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo This book tells the epic story of Danny Wolfe, one of the lead founders of the Indian Posse, a prominent street...
North Bay and Nipissing First Nation on the road to reconciliation
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Kina maamwigdoo-wiikendaasmin – We Are All Learning Together, a Truth and Reconciliation public education series has exceeded the expectations...
‘Mill Colonialism’ in Sturgeon Falls
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Stephen High had been teaching history at Nipissing University for only two months in 2002 when the news broke that the...
Aundeck Omni Kaning community complex to undergo improvements
By Rick Garrick AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION—Aundeck Omni Kaning is looking to install a digital billboard and a paved parking lot at the Four...
Nookiiwin Tribal Council workshop helps communities plan for the future
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The key components, benefits, and challenges of comprehensive community plans were the focus at Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s Comprehensive Community Planning workshop,...
Letter from veteran heading to the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
My name is Roland Biidwewidam Monague. I am Anishinabe from Christian Island in Southern Ontario. I am a retired Anishinabe Veteran who served with the...
Anishinabek Nation Political Update – March 2017
“It’s not if you win or lose, but how much you tried and how fairly you played.” – Former Chief Jim McGregor, LNHL Co-Founding Father....
Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs score league crown; Chippewas of the Thames youth gets assist
By Sam Laskaris CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION–For the second consecutive year, a young Indigenous hockey player has helped his squad win a league...
Children from Thunder Bay and area Dare to Dream for a good cause
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Children from Thunder Bay and region are invited to dress up like a superhero or princess to help others at the...
Stressing importance of education for First Nations key to moving forward
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Northern Superior Regional Grand Chief Pierre Pelletier spoke about the need for parity between on-reserve and off-reserve schools at the Anishinabek...
Anishinabek Nation celebrates Juno Award winners and nominees
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) April 3, 2017 –Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee congratulates Anishinabek Juno Award winners and nominees. “Congratulations to Ian Campeau...
Anthology Launch: Warrior Women showcases proves there are poets among us
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY—Never before had Melissa Shawanda Pitawanakwat written anything like this: “I am from the sounds and murmurs of the old voices...
Entrepreneurship session panelists explore how to navigate for potential funding opportunities
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Anishinabek Nation Entrepreneurship gathering’s Funding Panel Coffee Chat session provided participants with more knowledge about potential funding opportunities for themselves...