First Nations not sharing in mining wealth
By Marlene Bilous Anishinabek Nation workshops are creating more awareness among community members about how the mining industry is profiting from natural resources located on...
Alderville man one of the smartest people in Ottawa
By Chloé Fedio The Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Alfred Simpson picks a worn copy of Pinocchio off a bookshelf in his Vanier apartment and memories...
Crystal wins first Juno
REGINA—Crystal Shawanda’s Just Like You has been selected as Aboriginal Album of the Year, winning a Juno award from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts...
Reggie Leach wanted in Hall of Fame
Letter to the Hockey Hall of Fame re: Reggie Leach A member of the Berens River First Nation, Reggie Joseph Leach was born in 1950...
Working groups support Self-Government Negotiation Tables
By Dave Shawana The Governance Working Group (GWG) met in Sault Ste. Marie on March 19 and 20 to conclude its 2012-2013 workplan and this...
Mississauga First Nation in final stages of constitution development
By Faye Sabourin Martin Bayer, legal counsel for the Restoration of Jurisdiction Department at the Union of Ontario Indians and the Special Project Coordinator attended...
North channel home to a variety of fish
By Maureen Peltier SHESHEGWANING FN – First Nation community members fish for trout, salmon and whitefish in the North Channel of Lake Huron, but say...
Gordon gets new set of wheels
By Monique DuBray NORTH BAY – Gordon Mianscum has another new set of wheels. A brand new gurney, equipped with a shiny leather bed and...
‘Hand-y’ in Wasauksing
WASAUKSING FN – Sage Jeffries proudly displays his hand-sewn deer hide moccasins made with healthy future generations in mind. Grade 5 and 6 students recently...
Band funding can’t cover spiralling education costs
By Marcia Manitowabi Don’t rely on your First Nation to provide funding for little Johnny when it’s time for him to go to university. The...
Anishinabek News opens pages to new readers
UOI OFFICES – The Anishinabek News will soon be a more attractive and timely product seen by thousands more readers. After 24 years of serving...
Blanket for survivors
The following is the letter presented with blankets to survivors at the Indian Residential School monument ceremony on March 25, 2013 Dear Survivor: On behalf...
Harper’s last stand to be fought over First Nation land
By Laura Robinson TORONTO – In Toronto’s beautiful new Daniel Spectrum Arts and Culture Hall, and across the street from a sparkling new “swimming hole”,...
Pic Mobert creates an economy with hydro projects
By Rick Garrick PIC MOBERT FN – The construction of two hydroelectric dams on its traditional territory will provide the foundation for a more prosperous...
Chamber of Commerce make good business sense
By Barret Dokis The Anishinabek Nation’s Economic Blueprint calls for the establishment of an Anishinabek Business Association, which would be like a chamber of commerce....