Pelletier receives ‘Honouring Our Men’ recognition
By Rick Garrick Fort William Elder Leonard Pelletier received an Honouring Our Men Recognition Award on National Aboriginal Day at the new Mt. McKay Pow-Wow...
Fighting the grief
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO –Twenty-five hours a week, John Fox Jr. is training at the Black Devil gym across from Honest Ed’s in Toronto. The...
Remembering a great hero
By Vince Chechock, Rez 91 I have just a very young person’s memory of Francis Pegahmagabow, since I was born in 1946 and he died...
Blanket makes ideal pow-wow memory
By Maurice Switzer NORTH BAY – Nancy Potvin’s memory might be a bit hazy about all the details surrounding her first-ever pow-wow experience. “It was...
A day for the woman’s soul
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – A special Woman’s Wellness Day was recently offered to area women at the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre....
‘Nibi gi-zaagigoo’ – Kawartha Water Walkers honour the Otonabee River
By Julie Kapyrka PETERBOROUGH – Water walkers gathered on Mother’s Day to honour Ziibii Odenabe in the 6th Annual Water Awareness Walk in the Kawarthas....
On-site chef at Pan Am Games from Wasauksing
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – One of Kai Zyganiuk’s favourite places when he was a little boy was in the kitchen of the Wasauksing First...
Debassige ending minor hockey career with medals
By Sam Laskaris M’CHIGEENG FN – Deidre Debassige was able to conclude her minor hockey career on a rather upbeat note. The 18-year-old, who is...
Screaming Eagles thank Curve Lake council
CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – On April 13th, 2015 the Curve Lake First Nation Screaming Eagles, Black Tyke team came to the Council meeting to...
Native-style mac and cheese
By Emilie Corbiere With winter on its way out the door, so goes my favourite comfort foods. Dishes such as beef or moose meat stew,...
Conference tackles affects of residential schools and stereotypes
By Shirley Honyust LONDON – Susan Aglukark kicked off the “It Matters to Us” conference held at Althouse College on the campus of Western University....
Students explore science and technology on Toronto field trip
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO –Some 40 students from Nbiising, Wikwemikong and Six Nations high schools gathered in Toronto for a two-day Science and Technology...
Family Wellness Day in Scugog
March is a great time of year for family fun and activities to engage all community members. During the March break one of our Anishinabek...
Atikameksheng Eagles mourn their team mate at Magnetawan memorial
By Jennifer Ashawasegai MAGNETAWAN FN — A group of some 80 people surrounded an erected cross, a memorial to the lives that were lost earlier...
Campaign for a First Nations hero
NAUGHTON, Ontario – Roger Chum, President of the Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA), is asking Canadians to help honour Francis Pegahmagabow, the most highly-decorated...