Anishinabek officers honoured
OTTAWA –Two Anishinabek members of the Ontario Provincial Police Aboriginal Policing Bureau have been appointed to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. In...
Anishinabek press on aggregate options
By Marlene Bilous RAMA – Anishinabek Nation leaders are demanding to be active participants in all mining-related activities on their territories, not just those involving...
Lawyer helped survivors press claims
Delia Opekokew received the 2013 Law Society Medal at an awards ceremony at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on May 29. A renowned leader of the...
Manitoulin Hotel model for First Nations partnership
By Barret Dokis LITTLE CURRENT – A joint venture by six First Nations to build the new Manitoulin Island Hotel and Conference Centre was praised...
Provinces promoting aboriginal tourism
By Barret Dokis LITTLE CURRENT –Delegates to the Great Spirit Circle Trail’s (GSCT) 8th Annual Tourism Business Conference learned about the advantages of provincial involvement...
Anishinabek Nation joins partnership to combat cancer
Munsee-Delaware Nation – Representatives from Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) signed a Relationship Protocol with the Anishinabek Nation at the Annual General Assembly. This protocol is...
Anishinabek unanimous: Move ahead on education
By Kelly Crawford MUNSEE-DELAWARE FN – The Anishinabek Nation has moved a big step closer to First Nations control of First Nations education. Chiefs-in-assembly unanimously...
Education negotiations to be completed before 2015: Minister Valcourt
Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee and Anishinabek Nation Regional Grand Chiefs met with Minister Bernard Valcourt at the Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada offices...
Serpent River puts meetings online
By Marci Becking SERPENT RIVER FN – Citizens of Serpent River First Nation living anywhere in the world with a high speed internet connection can...
‘Citizens Speak’ at Serpent River on water and treaty issues
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION – Robinson Huron Treaty leaders plan on holding more community meetings over the next year to bring the treaty discussion into...
Constitution must be like mirror
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – Anishinabek community members must see themselves reflected in their constitutions, says education negotiator Tracey O’Donnell. “If the document...
Book Review: Mining problems old hat
A timely reprinting of the 1965 novel by Robert Traver, which was the nom-de-plume for Justice John D. Voelker. Laughing Whitefish is a fictionalization of...
Spring Salad
By Sarah Blackwell Spring salad Mixed Greens of your choice Add chopped tomatoes, chopped broccoli, chopped cucumber Add 1 tbsp Hemp Seeds (optional) Herb Dressing:...
Millions sought NAHO information
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – In its last full year before being shut down by the 2012 federal budget, the National Aboriginal Health Organization had...
A grateful nephew mourns his most influential teacher
By Waub Rice OTTAWA –My aunt Elaine Rose Kelly, also known as Shawishkokeeshigogue (Blue Sky Woman), died suddenly on Wednesday morning (May 8) at the...