Nipissing First Nation could draft own cannabis law
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Nipissing First Nation (NFN) has the inherent right to its own cannabis law and could be drafting a new...
Anishinaabe University of Sudbury students presented with scholarship awards
By Rick Garrick SUDBURY—Three University of Sudbury Indigenous Studies students are looking forward to being able to focus more on their studies after being presented...
APTN launches new TV series featuring Indigenous arm wrestlers
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—APTN recently launched Arm Nation: the TV Series featuring more than a dozen Indigenous arm wrestling competitors, including Brenden Lemmon-Mulvihill and...
Seven Fallen Feathers author kicks off CBC Massey Lectures Tour
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Seven Fallen Feathers author Tanya Talaga kicked off her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures Tour with a lecture on What Are the Keys...
Anishinabek keynote speakers bring cultural conceptualizations of wellness at FASD forum
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Pays Plat’s Christopher Mushquash and Wiikwemkoong’s Lisa Bishop were among the presenters at the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) FASD (Fetal...
Two Anishinabek Nation citizens to be recognized with Indspire Awards
By Sam Laskaris CALGARY – A leader in Indigenous law and a high-ranking public servant will be among the latest individuals to be recognized nationally...
‘I don’t believe we’re ready at all’ says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief on new cannabis legislation
By Jennifer Pereira PICKEREL—“I don’t believe we’re ready at all. A few communities have put a moratorium in place and one community is looking at...