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...
Curve Lake storyteller keeps culture alive at storytelling festival
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Curve Lake storyteller Mike Ormsby and Iranian-Dutch storyteller Sahand Sahebdivani highlighted the importance of storytelling during their Keeping Culture Alive...
Ontario Native Women’s Association launches new commemorative art project exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) launched the Medicine Lines of Womanhood MMIWG Commemorative Art Project exhibition at the...
M’Chigeeng resident Catches the Ace for over $13,000.00!
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – Following the success of its inaugural Anishinabek Catch the Ace fundraising initiative in 2021, the Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity (AN7GC)...
Sam on Sports: Emerson Taylor
By Sam Laskaris CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – It remains to be seen how far he’ll go in the hockey world, but if this past...
Honouring MMIWG2S+ on Red Dress Day beyond Turtle Island
By Kristin Crawford The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Red Dress Day is a cause close to my heart. I am fortunate...
Book review: Country of Poxes: Three Germs and the Taking of Territory
Reviewed by Karl Hele Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay’s Country of Poxes: Three Germs and the Taking of Territory is a marvellous thought-provoking exploration of three diseases –...
Anishinabek students awarded lucrative scholarships honouring former Alderville chief
By Sam Laskaris ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – Three Anishinabek students are among the half-dozen Indigenous post-secondary school students that have been awarded $10,000 each via...
Indigenous carver shares Creator’s gift with learners
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Indigenous carver Doug Little used his carving skills to restore two carved wooden statues on Anemki Wajiw (Mt. McKay)...
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and the Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation celebrate 5th Annual Dare to Dream Day
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and the Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation held the 5th Annual Dare to Dream Day for children...
Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin Chiefs call upon Canada to immediately cease all action relating to the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Implementation Agreement
On February 24, 2023, the Government of Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) signed the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Implementation Agreement (“the...
Fort William First Nation screens Bones of Crows film
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Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation Team prepares for engagement sessions with Anishinabek Nation First Nations leadership
By Jesse Johnson ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – The Anishinabek Nation’s Health Transformation Team has expanded their knowledge-base after attending the Gathering Wisdom for a Shared...
Book review: Deadly Aim: The Civil War Story of Michigan’s Anishinaabe Sharpshooters
Reviewed by Karl Hele Sally Walker’s Deadly Aim: The Civil War Story of Michigan’s Anishinaabe Sharpshooters is a well written text that follows Anishinaabeg men...
The Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre hosts hand drum-making workshops
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre (TBIFC) held two successful hand drum making workshops for youth and men on...