Anishinabek flee flooding

Pic Mobert First Nation, located 270 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, declared an emergency because of rising waters and the likelihood of flooding in...

Ron George named scholar

Ron George will join the Windsor Law School as Ianni-Scholar-in-Residence, effective July 2013. In making the announcement, Camille Cameron, Dean of the law school, said:...

Ottawa shredded school records

By Jorge Barrera APTN National News OTTAWA –Despite holding evidence to the contrary within its archival vaults, the federal government refuses to admit it purposely...

‘Nish boys help Ontario skate to silver

By Sam Laskaris Troy Lajeunesse had a rollercoaster week at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. The 15-year-old centre, from Dokis First Nation, was a member...

Warriors honoured at York

  By Brian Charles TORONTO –As people gathered along the Toronto shoreline, waiting for the fire to be lit for a sunrise ceremony, birds offering...

Book Review: History as humour

Who knew our history could be so funny? Apparently, Thomas King did, and we may forever be indebted to him for “The Inconvenient Indian: A...

Book Review: Kids’ book for everyone

Roy Vickers has done it again. With startling vivid colours and his trademark embossed  symbols worked into skies, oceans and mountain, the B.C. First Nations...

Buckwheat is not wheat!

By Sarah Blackwell Buckwheat Squares I love this recipe! It is so versatile and can be made as sweet as you want it. Buckwheat is...

Changes boost energy

By Sarah Blackwell This column will feature the journey of one Anishinaabe family – mine – as we made the transition from sickness and disease...

Granny stops grader

Oklahoma grandmother Nancy Zorn, 79, was taken into police custody after locking herself to a piece of heavy machinery, effectively halting construction on TransCanada’s Keystone...

Funding cap shadows education progress

By ROJ Staff In 1996 Canada put a 2% cap on increases for funding First Nations education. The 2% cap has entrenched discriminatory funding shortages...