Book review: The Peacekeeper
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Peacekeeper: A Novel (The Good Lands) is an excellent debut novel in a series for B.L. Blanchard who originally hails...
Declaration of State of Emergency: Inequitable policing resources in Anishinabek Nation Territory
CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION (June 8, 2023) — Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly have unanimously declared a State of Emergency due to the continual inequitable funding for...
Say aaniin to the first Indigenous department store in Toronto
By Kelly Anne Smith TORONTO — Aaniin is hello in Ojibwe or Anishinaabemowin. aaniin.shop is also an Indigenous store online and officially on June 10,...
Never forgotten: Fort William honours memory of 215 children in Kamloops
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the subject matter of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance...
New Thunder Bay Police Service Chief meets with local communities
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Darcy Fleury recently met with the community during two town halls on May 24...
Indigenous hockey players advocate for mental health and hope
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Indigenous hockey players Reggie Leach and Brigette Lacquette recently spoke about making choices, having a voice, struggling with anxiety...
A moment in Beausoleil First Nation history: Remembering June 1
By Waab Shki Makoons (Clayton Samuel King) BEAUSOLEAIL — For many Indigenous people across the land of so-called Canada, June 1 marks the beginning of...
Mental Health and opioid addiction key priority at Anishinabek Health Summit
By Jesse Johnson SAULT STE. MARIE – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Secretariat held its inaugural Mental Health and Opioid Addiction Summit on May 24 and...
Serpent River First Nation hosts its third annual Pride Parade
By Leslie Knibbs SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION — When driving along the Trans-Canada Highway 17 on the North Shore of Lake Huron, you can’t miss...
Ocean Bridge program ambassadors visit Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY — A group of 16 Ocean Bridge program ambassadors and four staff from across the country recently visited Wiikwemkoong...
Grandmothers and elders oppose proposed quarry
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK FIRST NATION — A small group of Grandmothers opposed to the establishment of a massive quarry attended an information session...
Educational resources developed to support Anishinaabe Giizhigad held every June 6
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY (May 29, 2023) – The Kinoomaadziwin Education Body and Anishinabek Nation have jointly developed lesson plans surrounding Anishinaabe Giizhigad on June 6...
Sheshegwaning artist creates player-of-the-game hockey sticks for 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Sheshegwaning artist Angela Jason recently created 25 player-of-the-game hockey sticks for the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship, held April...
Lakehead University Anthropology department performs archaeological dig in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — A recent Lakehead University Anthropology department archaeological dig has found evidence of quarrying and the use of taconite, a...
Ground breaks for first-ever Tim Hortons build in Nipissing First Nation
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION — At a ground-breaking ceremony surrounded by supporters, Lorie and Brian Young announced the first Tim Hortons will...