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....
Be Safer message on Highway 17 West
NIPISSING FN – Union of Ontario Indians HIV/AIDS Program coordinator Jody Cotter and her daughter/artist Maddison stand underneath a new bright animated billboard on the...
Deputy political champion
By Doris Peltier If someone would have told me a few years ago that Chiefs in one tribal region would one day pass a resolution...
Farm Tales: One kid leads to another
By Jennifer Ashawasegai My four kids happened by accident. By this, I mean, I didn’t intend on having a small herd of goats or a...
Thinking about food in a better way
By Christine McFarlane TORONTO – “Diabetes affects Aboriginal peoples at alarming rates, and it is a disease that can be prevented, if we learn to...
Bill C-45 draws attention on World Water Day
World Water Day, which is held annually on March 22nd, is a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the...
Veterans join forces
Visiting Elder and Canadian veteran Sam Hearns, Alderville FN, was joined by First Nation political veteran Elijah Harper at a Youth and Elders Conference staged...
Look for jobs with transferrable skills
By Laura Dokis Deciding on a career path is challenging at any stage in life and in particular when you may be focused on working...
Teaching kitchen confidence
NORTH BAY – Kelly Crawford-Bellissimo, mother of Danika, 11, and Dakota,7, citizens of Nipissing First Nation, knew that her family needed to do something about...
Young accepts UN post
CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES – Brenda Young is on her way to Geneva, Switzerland in June after being accepted into the United Nations 2013 Indigenous...
Dokis forecaster passes on
DOKIS FN – Gord Restoule Sr. was regarded as a wealth of what he would call common sense, but what scientists now refer to as...
Youth get empowered through physical wellness
By Jon Cada MISSISSAUGA FN – More than 40 youth attended a youth conference workshop on Mississauga First Nation that highlighted youth leadership training and...