‘Midwifery is an antidote to these traumatic processes’ says keynote speaker at Indigenous Midwifery Summit
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A Midwifery Pipe Ceremony was featured during the opening of the Indigenous Midwifery Summit 2019, held Feb. 12-13 at the Valhalla...
Anishinabek Nation mourns the passing of Grandmother Water Walker Josephine Mandamin
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (February 22, 2019)— The Anishinabek Nation mourns the passing of our Grandmother, our Water Commissioner, our kind and gentle Water Protector,...
Koganaawsawin Working Group strategize best practices
By Marina Plain AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— The Anishinabek Nation Social Development Department recently hosted a Child Well-Being Working Group Meeting from February 5-6. The meeting...
Panel discusses the Robinson Huron/Superior Hennessy verdict
By Catherine Murton Stoehr SUDBURY—This past week, Sarah Rice, Director of the Indigenous Portfolio at the University of Sudbury, hosted a panel to facilitate knowledge...
Long Lake #58 to collaborate on research project on maintaining safety of water
By Rick Garrick LONG LAKE #58—Long Lake #58 is one of the Matawa First Nations involved in a three-year collaborative research project on maintaining the...
Book Review: The First Nations of Ontario: Social and Historical Transitions
Reviewed by Karl Hele As a book, The First Nations of Ontario falls flat. Hedican optimistically takes up the challenge to trace the social and...
Indigenous mindfulness used for healing
By Laura Barrios CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION—Anishinabek Nation Family Well-Being workers attended a winter training session, with a key focus on mindfulness. As...