Wahnapitae member suiting up for PWHL’s New York franchise
By Sam Laskaris Abby Roque’s hockey resume includes Olympic and world championship medals. And now Roque, a member of Wahnapitae First Nation in Northern Ontario,...
Political Quarterly Update: Winter 2024
A New Year is upon us and as we start to experience the thaw of the colder season and welcome the impending longer days, we...
Anishinabek Nation 2nd Annual Diabetes Conference to feature speaker Marc Hébert
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION – The 2nd Annual Anishinabek Nation Diabetes Conference, Embracing Diabetes with Knowledge and Care, will take place...
Indigenous Institutes post-secondary education on the brink of collapse
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION (February 27, 2024) – The February 26, 2024, announcement of $1.3 billion over three years for colleges and universities by the...
Wiikwemkoong’s Crystal Shawanda receives inaugural Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year award
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Wiikwemkoong’s Crystal Shawanda was recently presented with the Inaugural Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year award at the Toronto Blues Society’s...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg celebrate the opening of its new elementary school
By Rick Garrick BIIGTIGONG NISHNAABEG — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg recently celebrated the opening of its new Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Endzhi-gkinoohmaading elementary school with a march from the...
Northern Ontario Home and Community Care Network hosts its 4th annual gathering
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Northern Ontario Home and Community Care Network’s (NOHCCN) 4th Annual Gathering, Our Home Care Successes, included presentations by...
Remembering Anishinaabe mixed martial arts athlete
By Sam Laskaris ST. CATHARINES – The mixed martial arts (MMA) community is mourning the loss of Anishinaabe MMA fighter who died weeks before a...
Anishinabek Nation Youth Council dedicated to the personhood of the Great Lakes
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— During the Anishinabek Nation Councils Panel at the Anishinabek Nation’s 8th Land and Resources Forum, Kina-Gego-Naabadosin – Everything is...
Double-duty pays off with two medals for Anishinaabe teen lacrosse player
By Sam Laskaris SARNIA – Lily Bressette was rewarded for her double-duty performances at a recent box lacrosse tournament in the United States. Bressette, a...
New interactive tool to protect Great Lakes Biinaagami showcased at the 2024 Land and Resources Forum
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— All of the Great Lakes have seen declining levels as a result of dry weather, evaporation, and runoff throughout...
Beading community comes together in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s Aanikoobijiganag: Beading Symposium featured six workshops as well as a Curatorial Panel moderated by...
Rice will serve as a mentor for program featuring budding Indigenous writers
By Sam Laskaris SUDBURY – When Anishinabek writer Waubgeshig Rice found out he had a chance to serve as a mentor for young Indigenous writers...
Inherent rights highlighted at the 8th annual Anishinabek Nation Lands and Resources Forum
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— Concerns of climate change, extreme mining claims, and the health of the Great Lakes were heard over three days...
Indigenous chef Nephi Craig to deliver presentation at 2nd Annual Anishinbek Nation Diabetes Conference
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION — Indigenous chef Nephi Craig looks forward to speaking about Indigenous Foods for Health: Trauma, Violence, and...