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...

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...

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...

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...

By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – Day two of the First Nation Constitution Development Workshop began with a panel entitled, “Our Experience with Constitution...

By Marci Becking NORTH  BAY – Sisters in Spirit vigils to remember murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls were held across Canada on Oct....

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...

By Rick Garrick ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHNAWBEK – Traditional artisan Ken Wabegijig enjoys harvesting –and eating – wild cranberries from a bog near his mother’s home community...

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...

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...

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...

By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FN – Traditional healers once travelled for years to trade medicines and learn from one another on the slopes of...

By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN –Christian Island Elementary School goes all out every year for Terry Fox. The entire 90-student school population participates in the...

By Margaret Hele SAULT STE. MARIE – Vigils to honour Canada’s 600 missing and murdered Aboriginal women were held on Oct. 4.  The Zonta Women’s...

By Jennifer Ashawasegai ALBAN –There’s a saying in the farming community: “If a fence doesn’t hold water, it won’t hold a goat.” I know this...