Board selection for Kinomaadswin Education Body begins
By Kelly Crawford Two Regional Education Council (REC) meetings took place in the month of September; the REC #2 meeting took place on September 16-17...
Farm tales: Nothing goes to waste on our little hobby farm
By Jennifer Ashawasegai ALBAN – Nothing is wasted on our little hobby farm. Food scraps, hay, straw and scrap wood are all recycled in some...
‘Tree of life’ stood out in the crowd
By Marci Becking KLEINBURG, ON – Donald Chretien’s “Tree of Life” beamed like a spotlight through the crowd of people parading past exhibits at an...
Miawpukek First Nation ‘didn’t have to reinvent the constitution wheel’
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – The First Nation Constitution Development Workshop “Empowering Jurisdiction” took place in Sault Ste. Marie on October 1-2, bringing...
UOI counsel on committee to study jury representation
By Marci Becking TORONTO – Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi, counsel for the Union of Ontario Indians and citizen of Dokis First Nation, is one of 11 people...
Beausoleil student takes first place in dental competition
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN – Hannah Menchenton-Assance knows the secret to a beautiful smile comes from shiny white teeth. “If you don’t brush your...
Rally a reminder to honour the treaties
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – People gathered on October 7, 2013 at Trinity-Bellwoods Park in Toronto’s west end to mark the 250th anniversary of the...
Participants share their constitution development journeys
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – Day two of the First Nation Constitution Development Workshop began with a panel entitled, “Our Experience with Constitution...
‘Show our women respect’ says Hare
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Sisters in Spirit vigils to remember murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls were held across Canada on Oct....
Young leaders learn to make healthy decisions
By Sarah Blackwell This past summer I was honoured to be asked to facilitate a wellness workshop to over 90 aboriginal youth who attended the...
Cranberry harvest full of tradition and goodness
By Rick Garrick ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHNAWBEK – Traditional artisan Ken Wabegijig enjoys harvesting –and eating – wild cranberries from a bog near his mother’s home community...
Thunder Bay welcomes Aboriginal dollars
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY –Local businesses are being encouraged by the Chamber of Commerce to post “Status Cards Welcome” decals and to make their...
Ottawa supports Niigaan project: ‘Looking to the future’
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – Niigaan: In Conversation, a project in Ottawa that brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples together for dialogue and discussion, recently received...
Practicing for the big race
Christian Island Elementary School students Grade 4-8 students Hannah Menchenton-Assance, Dakota Jolie, Braedon McCue, Laura Monague, Tiffany Cass, Mackayla Partridge and Andrea Cass practice for...
Medicines everywhere we walk
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FN – Traditional healers once travelled for years to trade medicines and learn from one another on the slopes of...